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Picture of antifreeze being poured into coolant system
When cars were first invented, you could not drive in the winter because antifreeze had not been invented yet.
Picture of man working on assembly line
In 1913 standardized assembly-line techniques were used in the Ford plant.
picture of a black car
The first automobile was only available in black.
SYLVIA WOODS

Sylvia Woods was a pioneer in the African American liberation and labor movements, fought sex discrimination, and helped found the National Alliance Against Racism.

In the forties, she helped organize the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 330, and in 1946, she helped draft a resolution that the UAW take a stand against sex discrimination. She was later elected secretary-treasurer of the local for a two-year term. After the war, Woods worked to assist laid off women.

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