You’re warm this winter… but history got the story slightly wrong.
In 1919, Alice H. Parker patented a gas-powered furnace system that introduced ideas like zone-based heating — a major innovation at the time.
She didn’t invent central heating from scratch.
But she helped move it forward.
And in an era when Black women were rarely credited for scientific innovation, that matters.
Give credit. Tell it right. Honor the legacy.
Source: @blacklandskonnected
