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Inspiring Story: Bette Nesmith Graham's Liquid Paper Innovation

Learn about Bette Nesmith Graham's journey as a single mother who invented Liquid Paper, empowering women and revolutionizing office supplies. Discover the history and impact of her invention.

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Inspiring Story: Bette Nesmith Graham's Liquid Paper Innovation

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  1. Ms. Vandor White it Out!!!! Liquid Paper Bette Nesmith Graham

  2. Have you ever made a mistake on an important school paper? • Well if you have, you better thank Bette Nesmith Graham for inventing Liquid Paper; or White Out (which was originally called Mistake Out!)

  3. Graham’s history… • Graham invented White Out in Dallas after WWII. • She was a single mother raising her son. • She did not become “rich” or really successful until the mid 1950’s and 1960’s.

  4. But WHY did she do it? • She needed to support herself and her son • She became a typist and needed a way to correct her errors

  5. So, how did she do it? And how did she become so successful? • With her very own kitchen blender! • Water-based paint • On her own: “Money is a tool, not a solution to a problem.” • Without her boss knowing! • Turned her kitchen into a lab! • He boss eventually found out and fired her! • She had all the time to spend working on her new company! • With the help of family, her business grew…

  6. AND GREW….. • By 1967 her business was a million dollar business!! • 1968 she sold 1,000,000 bottles of White Out!

  7. What would we do without her? • Graham is the BEST inventor because: • Without her, we would not be able to fix all of our mistakes!!! • She was confident and self-motivated. She never gave up, even when her boss fired her! • She started two foundations to help women find new ways to earn a living for themselves!

  8. In conclusion… Awesome job Bette! We would be a world of errors if it were not for you!

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