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SPEAKER_06: This Women's History Month of Womanica is sponsored by LinkedIn. Let's talk about what's professional today. On LinkedIn, important conversations are happening around what it means to be a professional. Right now, LinkedIn members are talking about things like needing more flexibility around where we work, how we work, and even taking time away from work to focus on family or mental health. Because those things should not stunt career development and growth. Instead, they should enhance it as we show up on our own terms. Professional is ours to define. And your authentic self is your professional self. Post your truth. Show the world the authentic professional you. And join the conversations redefining professional on LinkedIn. LinkedIn, welcome professionals. Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica. In honor of Women's History Month, this month we're talking about innovators, from inventors to activists. These women dared to think differently, forging new paths to help shape the world we live in today. The women who are working to make the world a better place is the women who are working to make the world a better place. If you've ever had a cup of pour-over coffee, it's in large part thanks to the woman we're talking about today. She changed the world of coffee-making with one simple yet elegant invention, the coffee filter. Let's talk about Melita Benz. Melita was born on January 31st, 1873, and dressed in Germany into a family of entrepreneurs. Her dad was a publisher and a book salesman, and her grandparents owned a brewery. By the time she was in her 30s, Melita had married Hugo Benz and started a family. They had two sons and a daughter, and all lived in a five-room apartment in Dresden, where every morning Melita would make coffee. At the time, coffee was a popular morning drink. But the coffee Melita was making wasn't quite the same. She was annoyed by the coffee grounds in her cup. The metal filtration devices available at the time never fully got rid of the grounds. The other methods of making coffee, by boiling coffee grounds in cloth bags or using an espresso-like machine, left the coffee burnt and bitter tasting. So Melita started experimenting. One morning, she punched some holes into an old coffee cup. Melita was a very famous coffee maker. That morning, she punched some holes into an old brass pot and put a piece of blotting paper ripped from her son's school notebook on top. Then she put ground coffee on the paper and poured hot water over it. The result? A smooth, groundless cup of pour-over coffee with easy cleanup afterwards. Melita started hosting coffee afternoons, inviting her friends over to test the new product. And eventually, in 1908, Melita got a patent for her paper filter and officially registered her new business, called M. Bents. Melita's company was headquartered in her apartment. Her first employees were her husband and two sons. They produced the paper filters at home, and then her sons would load them onto a hand cart and deliver them to customers. A year later, Melita brought her paper filters to the Leipzig Trade Fair, a hub for the latest houseware products. There, she sold more than a thousand filters. And afterwards, her business only continued to grow. Then, in 1914, World War I began. Melita's husband and eldest son were drafted, and paper production was limited. Melita was determined not to go under. Her business was now the family's sole source of income. By 1929, Melita's business was so successful that she was unable to keep producing paper filters in Dresden. She opened a factory in northwestern Germany, and by the end of that year, had produced 100,000 filters. Soon after the expansion, Melita stepped down as the head of her company, and her second son took over. Still, Melita was involved in the growth of the company. She became a champion for her employees, establishing a five-day work week, up to three weeks vacation, and a Christmas bonus. And in 1938, she helped found Melita Aid, a social fund for the company's workers. Melita died on June 29, 1950, at the age of 77. Today, the company Melita started is still alive and well. Renamed the Melita Group, it employs 4,000 people and is run by two of Melita's grandsons. Most company locations still have her photograph on the wall. All month, we're highlighting innovators. For more information and for pictures of the women we're talking about, find us on Facebook and Instagram, at Womanica Podcast. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator. Talk to you tomorrow.
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SPEAKER_06: Womanica is hosting our first in-person event since the pandemic started. In honor of Women's History Month, we're teaming up with New York's first women-owned brewery, Tla-Lea, to host a Womanica-themed trivia night. We'll have specialty cocktails and beer, plus prizes for the top three teams. We'll also be joined by the board chair of the ERA Coalition, Kimberly Peeler Allen, and ERA Coalition staffer Vivian Pong, to talk with us about the work they do. The event is free to attend, and a link to sign up can be found in the show notes or on the Womanica Instagram. So grab your friends, brush up on your history, and join us at the Tla-Lea Taproom on Wednesday, March 9th at 7 p.m. See you there.
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