Sara Little Turnbull Inspired the N95 Respirator From a Bra Cup Design
What started as an idea to offer women extra comfort during their day-to-day activities turned into a lifesaving device that still holds up almost five decades later.
NPR's history podcast Throughline spoke about Sara Little Turnbull, a former House Beautiful editor who took her design skills to 3M, where she created the first prototype of the N95 respirator.
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Sara Turnbull's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl
Sara Turnbull's Instagram, Twitter & Facebook on IDCrawl