International Women's Day - Women who are in the driver's seat of auto industry
Bertha Benz
March 07, 2016, 18:13 ISTBertha Benz was a German automotive pioneer. She was the wife and business partner of automobile inventor Karl Benz.
In 1886, she was the first person to drive an automobile over a long distance. In doing so, she brought the Benz Patent-Motorwagen worldwide attention and got the company its first sales.
She even invented “brake linings” - modern day brake pads and shoes.