An accident that nearly killed Beatrice Kenner when she was five years old scarred her face for life, but it also gave her a determination to create solutions wherever she saw obstacles. This drive and ingenuity made her one of the most prolific African American inventors of the mid 20thcentury. This time on Sidedoor, we explorewhat might be Beatrice Kenner's greatest invention of all: aninnovation for periods in a period of innovation.