Lizzie Magie (1892). Photo is in the public domain. Photographer unknown.

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   Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 18:29:03 JST Sheril Kirshenbaum

   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