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Monopoly's Secret History (1903)

Published: March 22, 2022, 12:56 p.m.

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It\\u2019s March 22nd. This day in 1903, a woman by the name of Lizzie Maggie filed for a patent for a new boardgame she\\u2019d invented \\u2014 \\u201cThe Landlord\\u2019s Game.\\u201d

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss Maggie\\u2019s version of the game that would eventually become Monopoly \\u2014 and how she had originally intended it to be a lesson in cooperation and shared wealth, not ruthless capitalism.

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