Bertha Benz

Took the first long-distance drive in a motorcar in 1888 and basically proved the thing actually worked. Bertha Benz's 105km test run landed the Patent-Motorwagen its first sales and cemented her name in automotive history—even if it took a century for anyone to notice.
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