Inventors put wheels on suitcases and made it so much easier for travelers to get their bags through airports and terminals and lobbies. So why was there so much resistance to rolling luggage when it first went up for sale? Plus: this weekend in Ruston, Louisiana, the Louisiana Peach Festival.

Mystery of the wheelie suitcase: how gender stereotypes held back the history of invention (The Guardian)

Who Actually Invented the Wheeled Suitcase? (Interesting Engineering)

Louisiana Peach Festival

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