The Landlord’s Game

A parable for modern times

London at Night, by David Holt. [CC BY 4.0]

Have you heard of Elizabeth Magie? She is one of many unsung female heroes of our time, and like so many other talented women over the years, she invented something that would change the world, and had her idea stolen by a man. Magie was the creator of The Landlord’s Game, a precursor to Monopoly, which Charles Darrow patented and sold as his own to Parker Brothers, making him a millionaire. Magie…