Can't believe I missed that one. The smallpox vaccine as well. Not to mention the polio vaccine too. You may find this interesting:

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/learningcenter/diseasesold.html


>Penicillin was a pretty good idea too.
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>>That's exactly what I was thinking - not to mention the decrease in the number of women dying during childbirth! How about the invention of indoor plumbing, washing machines and dryers, the microwave, and especially the shower? Very nice inventions!
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>>>>As a woman, I can really appreciate many of the inventions since the victorian period! There are some things I love about that period, but I wouldn't want to be a woman without money (and maids and servants) during that time. :o)
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>>>This'll make the guys cringe, but in my view, two of the best inventions of the 20th century were the sanitary napkin and the tampon.
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>>>Tamar