Bertha Benz - A Woman Who Moved The World

In the still, dark morning hours, a car sputtered to life. It was 1888 and the first self-contained engine hadn’t gone much farther than the courtyard it sat in. That day, however, Bertha Benz and her two sons were going to take it on a 60-mile promotional tour. She coaxed the car forward and set out for the first long-distance automobile drive.
No paved roads made the journey arduous and stops had to be made every 15-20 miles for gas, which in those days consisted of laboratory solvent purchased from pharmacies. But whether it was getting gas, stopping at the local shoemaker to help repair the brake shoe lining, or using her garter to plug a leaky valve, Bertha Benz turned each stop into a publicity event. The public hadn’t warmed to the automobile, but Bertha’s technical knowledge and personality made it seem approachable and desirable. The 60-mile journey took all day, but they made it. The same couldn’t be said for Bertha’s hairpins, which had been used to unclog a few valves along the way.
A few months later, her husband Carl debuted a new Benz to critical success. Bertha’s promotional tour had worked. Some 130 years later, Bertha Benz became the first woman inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame for her role in advancing the way people move.
Sources:
The Improbable Journey of Berta Benz: Animated Feature - Panther Productions
Carl & Bertha: TV Film - ARD
Additional Footage: Mercedes-Benz
Music: Simple Gifts by David Tolk
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[@johnyboy46628]

Good acting of Bertha Benz and her kids taking the car on a 60 mile trip, the first longest trip a car was ever driven. But it looks like a reply unlike some other video which looks so original. Behind every successful man there is an adventurous and supportive woman.

[@coqui8861]

They don't teach us this in school but we all owe this woman alot of respect

[@Arltratlo]

lol.... if you went to an US school, they not teaching history like in other countries...
most Americans believe Henry Ford invented the car....
while in the USA the people shoot other people in the West,
a German woman drove 100km with a car to visit here family...
that i would call real civilization...

[@mrsporty9669]

Very strong woman. I'm planning to drive this historical route in Germany 🇩🇪

[@wjiewong1598]

Respect to this bravest woman

[@chrisjarvis4449]

every time i watch this one one of the others about the trip she and her two sons made that day it brings tears to my eyes

[@100lovehater]

This should be taught in school's , this is history , everyone should know who karl and bertha benz were 😯

[@Maniacguy2777]

Great respect to Sir Karl Benz inventing automobile in this planet and Great Respect to Ma'am Bertha to show the world driving first automobile of her husband sir Karl Benz who supported him in his invention.

[@connormclernon26]

She made the first road trip

[@Arltratlo]

its only Karl and Bertha Benz, they are not some posh English people,
they are foot to the ground Germans....something to be proud of!

[@aguilacalva2625]

El título del vídeo es un tanto altisonante ; porque su mérito real es haber apoyado a su esposo en su visión de crear un medio de transporte automotor , ya que su legendario viaje fue en realidad un desastre logístico,sin contar que pudo haber arruinado el vehículo 🙂

[@extra2ab]

Great work by Lady Bertha.
Truly she moved the world

[@kefaloniataxiservice]

God bless Karl & Bertha ❤️
We are grateful.!!

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

boTh
died

[@VijaySingh-ky2gq]

I FIND NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE SUCH AN INTELLIGENT AND BEAUTIFUL SOUL!

[@pamm5287]

Berth Benz story is such an amazing inspiration for all women.🚲🚗🚘⛽❤

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

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i buyed m vehicle wiTh m Money
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[@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

Considering the social dynamics of contemporary society there's likely a bigger lesson I'd assume most people are missing. That's the quiet, etherral power of being a consecrated woman, that believes in her husband/family vs making one's self the focal point of attention at every left turn or right turn. Which is why I'll be a successful, home owning bachelor the rest of my days. All hail, Bertha Benz #proverbs31

[@marvinmcmiller6238]

Truly historical.

[@netchanoklankford7537]

Lovely story!!…❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@funkirsty]

It's not a story it's history... Specifically HERstory 💪🏽

[@paolamel5203]

È meravigliosa. Video stupendo

[@laureanoarantesnetto8175]

Bertha Benz pride Mercedes Benz

[@setobe2068]

Grettings from Colombia

[@csp1358]

Bertha Benz 👍👍⭐🌟⭐👍👍

[@eatonjask]

Another Mercedes-Benz film about Bertha and the first road trip, which provides more of the historical flavour (the first automobile terrified many people) is here, courtesy of Mercedes Benz Belgium: czcams.com/video/3lJQSxpnKTE/video.html

[@neburo.]

❤

[@maheswaranm2243]

beste Erfindung 👍

[@Assending1]

Excellent video

[@jonathanolavario1063]

Woman first invented the horseless transportation...🎡💃🕺

[@TheTayseen]

I suspect she did more for the car design too than simply drive it...

[@kuronoch.1441]

Yeah, most of them about general driver safety, which would be added in in Karl Benz's later models.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

who pwn The facTory now no idea