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Sunday, March 22 (Yesterday)
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Margaret Crane invented the at-home pregnancy test in 1967 at age 26 while working as a freelance designer at Organon, but signed away all patent proceeds for a dollar she never received.
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The Predictor test first launched in Montreal in 1971 because U.S. pharmacy laws prohibited pharmacists from handling bodily fluids, making Canada the test market of choice.
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Crane's design won out over competitors not on merit alone but because she personally sourced cheaper plastics manufacturers across New York City, undercutting rival prototypes on cost.
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