Her name was Josephine Dickson, the wife of Earle Dickson, a Johnson & Johnson employee. She was repeatedly cutting and burning herself while cooking. Her husband Earle brought home gauze and tape, which his company manufactured in sterilized form. But Earle found that Josephine’s dressings fell off regularly after they were applied. To help her treat her own wounds unassisted -- while he was at work -- Earle unrolled some surgical tape added squares of gauze to the tape at intervals, and then covered it with a thin fabric. Then rolled the tape and gauze back up. That way, Josephine could unwind the bandage and scissor off what she needed. When Dickson mentioned his creation to co-workers at Johnson & Johnson, they liked the idea and the BAND-AID® was born. It led to a successful career for Earle, who eventually became a vice president at Johnson & Johnson. Band-Aids were introduced in 1921, were pre-cut in 1924, sterilized by 1930, and manufactured in sheer vinyl by 1958.