Marion Donovan By elva.ramirez_86 Oct 5, 1917 Marion O'Brien- born Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana Oct 21, 1924 Marion's mother dies Oct 5, 1939 Graduates from Rosemont College with a BA in English Literature Oct 5, 1939 Takes a job at Vague Magazine as the Assistant Beauty Editor Oct 21, 1942 Marion O'Brien marries James F. Donovan Oct 5, 1946 Breakthrough and desides to make water proof diaper cover and calls it a "boater" Oct 21, 1949 Boater debut arrived at New York Oct 21, 1951 Patent finally given to Marion for the boater Oct 22, 1951 Sold both her company and her diaper patents to Keko company. Oct 22, 1953 created facial tissue box and received patent Oct 22, 1957 Creates towel dispenser and receives patent Oct 21, 1958 At age 41Marion graduates with an Architecture degree from Yale. Oct 21, 1961 Victor Mills drew up Marion's idea and created Pampers Oct 22, 1962 creates hosiery clasp and receives patent Oct 22, 1966 Creates envelope and writting sheet combo and received patent Oct 22, 1966 creates storage container box and received patent Oct 22, 1971 creates check and record May 22, 1973 Marion gets patent for the Check & Record Oct 22, 1979 Creates close organizer and receives patent Oct 22, 1981 She marries John F. Butler Oct 22, 1981 designed her own home in Greenwhich, Conneticut Period: Oct 22, 1985 to Oct 22, 1996 Creates dental flossing products Period: Oct 22, 1991 to Oct 22, 1995 launched largest promotional campaign for dentaloop Oct 21, 1993 Marion invents the DentaLoop Oct 22, 1995 Husband John F. Butler has a stroke Jul 21, 1998 Marion's 2nd husband dies Nov 4, 1998 Marion Donovan dies
