16 Things That Simply Would Not Exist Without Black Women

Madeline Turner, an Oakland, CA woman who was presumably tired of squeezing juice by hand every morning, created an elaborate machine that could extract juice from fruit like oranges, apples, and lemons. In April 1916 Turner was granted a patent for her invention, which she named Turner's Fruit-Press; a patent review committee member is said to have called the machine "ingenious," and Turner also exhibited it at the Panama–California Exposition.

Without Madeline Turner's fruit-press invention, there would likely be no smoothie chains or overpriced juice bars — and what would I force myself to chug after a night of drinking?