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Did you know Monopoly was invented by a woman named Elizabeth Magie in 1903?

Originally ‘The Landlord’s Game,’ it was designed as a protest against the big monopolists like Carnegie & Rockefeller.

But it was Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman, who eventually sold it to Parker Brothers after playing a version.

Parker Brothers credited Monopoly with saving their company. Magie died in 1948 without recognition. Darrow became very wealthy & his legend lives on. #history #women #HistoryRemix

Lizzie Magie (1892). Photo is in the public domain. Photographer unknown.
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Dr Annetta Mallon
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Dr Annetta Mallon
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I did - and thank you for the reminder. 😘

This is one of my favourite bits of social history.

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Steve Cromwell
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PBS just came out with this episode of American Experience, all about the history of the game, and it's fascinating.
pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperienc…

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

Descripción de la película en español For generations, Monopoly has been America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and — for better or worse — the impulses that make our free-market society tick.
americanexperience
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George Carty
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Wasn't "The Landlord's Game" originally designed not so much as a protest, but as a way to sell the economic ideas of Henry George?

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