began to be appreciated. First and foremost, she helped to popularize the circular board game. Most board games at the time were linear; a circular board game that concentrated on interacting both socially and competitively with the opponents was a novel idea. Her board game not only laid the foundation and inspiration for Monopoly, the most famous board game in the United States, but also provided entertainment that taught about Georgist principles, the value in spreading wealth, and the harmfulness of monopolies (this aspect of her game was absent from the Darrow version of Monopoly). She also contributed to pressure for women's and black people's rights, through educating others about these concepts, inventing board games at a time when women held less than one percent of US patents, and publishing political material in newspapers to speak out against the oppression of women and black communities in the United States. References Further reading The story of Lizzie Magie and Parker Brothers. External links A History of Games, including Monopoly BBC Radio The History Hour, January 3, 2022 1866 births 1948 deaths People from Canton, Illinois People from Macomb, Illinois Board game designers Burials in Virginia American inventors Women inventors Monopoly (game) Georgists