This Women’s History Month, we’re rolling out the red carpet for the incredible women who’ve paved the way for trailblazers like us! From fearless activists to brilliant entrepreneurs, their legacies inspire us daily at our tree-free TP company. We’re proud to be a woman-owned business committed to sustainability and making a difference. Today we’re shining a spotlight on Mary Beatrice Kenner, inventor of the Toilet Tissue Holder! Mary is most famous for inventing an adjustable sanitary belt with an inbuilt, moisture-proof napkin pocket. She completed the patent application for her invention in 1954. In 1956, the application was approved. 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 expi...