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Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (May 17, 1912 – January 13, 2006) was an American inventor most noted for her development of the adjustable sanitary belt. Kenner received five patents, which includes a carrier attachment for invalid walker and bathroom tissue dispenser. Early life and education Kenner was born in Monroe, North Carolina, and came from a family of inventors. She reportedly had a child that few knew of until recently, a daughter named Jasmine who grew up in South Dallas. Her father, whom she credited for her initial interest in discovery, was Sidney Nathaniel Davidson (June 1890 – November 1958). In his lifetime, he patented a clothing press which would fit in suitcases, though he ultimately made no money on the invention. Her father also patented a window washer for trains and invented a stretcher with wheels for ambulances. Her grandfather invented a light signal for trains, though this invention was stolen from him by a white man. Her sister, Mildred Davidson Austin Smith (1916–1993), invented, patented, and commercially sold board games. Kenner and her family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1924; here she walked the corridors of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to better understand how inventions become patents. Kenner graduated from Dunbar High School in 1931. She attended Howard University, however she was unable to finish due to financial difficulties and dropped out after 18 months. Kenner did not receive any college degree or professional training. Women at the time were kept out of scientific establishments or academic institutions. Inventions Kenner showed mechanical aptitude at the age of six by attempting to develop a self-oiling hinge. She completed the patent application for her invention of the adjustable sanitary belt in 1954 and the patent was granted in 1956. The invention was described as an eliminator for “chafing and irritation normally caused by devices of [its] class.” However, the company that first showed interest in her invention, the Sonn-Nap-Pack Company, rejected it after they discovered that she was African American. Kenner never made any money from the sanitary belt, because her patent expired and became public domain, allowing it to be manufactured freely. She later invented a modification of the sanitary belt that included a "moisture resistant pocket." In an interview, Mary Kenner said, "one day I was contacted by a company that expressed an interest in marketing my idea. I was so jubilant ... I saw houses, cars, and everything about to come to my way." A representative made their way to Washington to speak with Kenner and she continues to explain that they had rejected her by saying, "Sorry to say, when they found out I was black, their interest dropped. The representative went back to New York and informed me the company was no longer interested." Between 1956 and 1987 she received five total patents for her household and personal item creations, which is the largest number of patents held by a black woman. She shared the patent on the toilet tissue holder with her sister, Mildred Davidson. She also held a patent on a back washer that could be mounted on the shower or bathtub wall, also known as a backwash. This invention was patented in 1987, with patent number 4696068. She also patented the carrier attachment for a walker in 1959, after Mildred developed multiple sclerosis. Personal life Mary Kenner worked as a professional floral arranger and had four flower shops scattered around the DC area. She operated the business for 23 years after dropping out of college due to financial difficulties. During World War II, Mary found a job with the federal government, working for the Census Bureau and General Accounting Office. She would chaperone younger women to attend military base dances in Washington, D.C. One night while chaperoning, Kenner met and fell in love with a soldier, whom she married in 1945. They divorced in 1950. In 1951, Kenner was married to renowned heavyweight boxer James "Jabbo" Kenner. Together, they lived in McLean, Virginia, near the Kennedy family complex. They were foster parents to five boys. See also List of African-American inventors and scientists Timeline of United States inventions References Further reading Blashfield, Jean F. (1996) Women inventors. Minneapolis: Capstone Press. Vol. 4, pp. 11–16 Jeffrey, Laura S. (September 1, 2013) Amazing American Inventors of the 20th Century. Enslow Publishers, pp 29–35 Sluby, Patricia C. (2004) The Inventive Spirit of African Americans: Patented Ingenuity. Westport, Conn: Praeger, pp 147–150 Women Inventors. Women Inventors | NCpedia, 2011, www.ncpedia.org/industry/women-inventors. . Discover the J Kenner popular books. Find the top 100 most popular J Kenner books.
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Just One Night
Kyra DavisYou should sleep with a stranger, her best friend whispered in her earand so begins the intense, erotic journey of Kasie Fitzgerald in Book One of the Just One Night series, a bloc...
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The Most Wanted Series 3-Book Bundle
J. KennerNew York Times bestselling author J. Kenner follows up her breathtaking Stark Trilogy with three sizzling standalone novels featuring unforgettable alpha malesand the seductive gam...
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Sweetest Taboo
J. KennerIn this irresistible Stark International Novel, J. Kenner ups the ante on Dirtiest Secret and Hottest Mess, proving once again with the S.I.N. series that she “may very well have c...
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Complete Me
J. KennerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You comes the third novel in the erotic, fastpaced trilogy including Release Me and Claim Me. This sexy, emot...
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The Pleasures of Spring
Evie HunterAn invitation to the hot and steamy world of bestselling erotica author Evie Hunter...'A BDSM MASTERPIECE' Sunday World'A MUSTREAD IF YOU ENJOYED FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' Irish Daily ...
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The Stark Trilogy 3-Book Bundle
J. KennerIn the style of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You comes J. Kenner’s erotic, riveting, and emotionally charged Stark Trilogy, which has quickly become a sensation among fans of ...
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Just Once More
Kyra DavisPicking up shortly after the events in the sizzling New York Times bestseller Just One Nightwhich the New York Journal of Books declared “gives Fifty Shades of Grey a run for its m...
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Say My Name
J. KennerNew York Times bestselling author J. Kenner kicks off a smoking hot, emotionally compelling trilogy that returns to the world of her beloved Stark novels: Release Me, Claim Me, and...
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80 Days - Die Farbe der Lust
Vina JacksonJunge, urbane, moderne Erotikliteratur!Frustriert von einer unbefriedigenden Beziehung findet die leidenschaftliche Violinistin Summer Erfüllung in der Musik. Sie spielt nachmittag...
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The Pleasures of Summer
Evie HunterThe Pleasures of Summer is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, The Pleasures of Winter and Sylvia Day's sto...
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Diamond Ice
Naomi SmartThe thrilling finale in Naomi Smart's exciting BDSM romance series The Gemstone Trilogy, perfect for fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day, J. Kenner and Tara Sue Me.Upon returning home ...
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The Lady of Royale Street
Thea de SalleFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the NOLA Nights series comes a rollicking, sexy tale of opposites attracting in the midst of wedding planning.Alex DuMont is everythin...
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Heated
J. KennerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, Bared to You, and Release Me comes an allnew erotic series of three enigmatic and powerful men, and the striking women wh...
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Claim Me
J. KennerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You comes the second novel in the erotic, fastpaced trilogy that started with Release Me. This sexy, emotiona...
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Just One Lie
Kyra DavisIn the instant international sensation Just One Night, sensible Kasie Fitzgerald unleashed her passionsand found herselfthrough an explosive affair. In Just One Lie, we meet Kasie’...
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Take Me
J. KennerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You comes a fastpaced, erotic eBook novella from J. Kenner. Following The Stark Trilogythe bestselling novels...
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Under My Skin
J. KennerJackson Steele and Sylvia Brooks are back in the powerful finale of a provocative, sizzlinghot new erotic trilogy set in the world of J. Kenner’s beloved Stark novels: Release Me, ...
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Dirtiest Secret
J. KennerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of such “sizzling Stark novels” (RT Book Reviews) as Release Me and Say My Name comes a Stark International Novel featuring provocative b...
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Emerald Fire
Naomi SmartThe thrilling beginning to Naomi Smart's exciting BDSM romance series The Gemstone Trilogy, perfect for fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day, J. Kenner and Tara Sue Me.Louisa relives th...
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The Pleasures of Autumn
Evie HunterThe Pleasures of Autumn is another hothothot tale of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry from bestelling erotica author Evie Hunter, a novel that fans of Sylvia Day, ...
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Perfect Touch - Untrennbar
Jessica Clare & Kerstin FrickeDiese Liebesgeschichte beginnt nicht mit einem OneNightStand, sondern mit einem OneNightFlop ...So ein Arsch! Anders kann Greer es nicht ausdrücken. Jahrelang hat sie zu Milliardär...
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On My Knees
J. KennerNATIONAL BESTSELLERJackson Steele and Sylvia Brooks continue to thrill in the second novel of a scintillating, emotionally charged trilogy that returns to the world of J. Kenner’s ...
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The King of Bourbon Street
Thea de SalleHotel chain mogul Sol DuMont is about to learn that some of life’s biggest surprises come in deceptively small packagesnamely a petite heiress named Rain who’s hellbent on upsettin...
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Hottest Mess
J. KennerThe S.I.N. series continues with the seductive followup to the Stark International Novel Dirtiest Secret, from the New York Times bestselling author of “redhot and angsty” fiction ...
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The Gift of Shame
Sophie Hope-WalkerThe ultimate story of sensual transformation from the meek to the wantonSad, sultry Helen flies between London, Paris and the Caribbean chasing whatever physical pleasures she can ...
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Burning Bright
Janine AshblessErotic paranormal romance Two lovers, brought together by a forbidden passion, are on the run from their pasts. Veraine was once a commander in the Imperial army: Myrna was the div...
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Ignited
J. KennerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For fans of Release Me comes a series of three enigmatic and powerful men, and the striking women who can bring them to their knees. He ...
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Wife Swap
Amber LeighA definitive novel of wifeswapping from the author of SwingersMark and Anne have been tempted by the idea of wife swapping since their first shared sexual fantasies. They have the ...
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Crashing To A Halt
Alice RaineWelcome to Club Twist, where the owners are just as sinful as the patrons...Sizzling with passion, tension and twists, Crashing To A Halt is the third book in Alice Raine's addicti...
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Pleasure Toy
Aishling MorganSet in an alternate world of gothic eroticism, Sex Toy follows the fortunes of the city states of Suza, led by the flagellant but fair Lord Cornus and his Ladyship, the beautiful ...
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Wanted
J. KennerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For fans of Release Me comes a series of three enigmatic and powerful men, and the striking women who can bring them to their knees. He is ev...
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The Miseducation of Tabitha Stone
Emily DurkheimTabitha went off the rails young and never quite made it back. Now she's wasting her twenties in the most enjoyable way possible spending her lawyer father's money and living the ...
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Release Me
J. KennerNATIONAL BESTSELLER The first book in the sexy, emotionally charged Stark trilogya romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her ow...
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Rising Storm - Mit dir durch den Sturm
Lisa Mondello & Stephanie PannenEine SoapOpera im Serienformat geschrieben von beliebten RomanceAutorinnen Bryce Douglas ist erschüttert, als er erfährt, dass sein Sohn Autist ist, ruft dies doch Ängste aus seine...
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The Butterfly Effect
Marcus J. MooreThis “smart, confident, and necessary” (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and “master of storytelling” (The New Yorker) Ken...
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The Pleasures of Winter
Evie HunterThe Pleasures of Winter is a steamy erotic story of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You . . .When reporter Abbie Mar...
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The Secret Self
Christina ShellySince his teenage years, Adam has struggled with a terrible, inescapable truth: he is hiding the secret of a distinctly feminine self from the world. Following a startling adventur...
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The Queen of Dauphine Street
Thea de SalleWhen one of the world’s wildest socialites is paired with a handsome Texan, neither has any idea that their lives are about to change forever in this sexy, sultry romance in the NO...