Marion Donovan demonstrates the "Boater," around 1950. Marion O'Brien Donovan Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History © Smithsonian Institution ...

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Marion Donovan, a tired mother in 1946, defied domestic norms by creating a waterproof diaper cover from a shower curtain. This practical invention, the "Boater," revolutionized modern parenting by ...