The Problem: In 1951, Bette was working as a secretary using the new IBM electric typewriters. When she tried to erase her mistakes with a pencil eraser, her work looked smudged and messy.
The Solution: As she watched window painters remove smudges from their work, an idea began to form. Bette invented "Mistake Out" which later became Liquid Paper and is now known as White Out.
Realizing she was on to something, she approached IBM. They flatly rejected
her idea. Determined to succeed, she went into business herself. "Liquid
Paper" became a multimillion-dollar business in just a few short years!