Sarah Elisabeth Goode was an entrepreneur and inventor. She was the second known African-American woman to receive a United States patent, which she received in 1885. The first known African-American woman to receive a patent was Judy W. Reed on September 23, 1884, but Reed only signed her patent with her mark (an X) and not her signature. Sarah Goode Facts: Known for: Inventor of the Folding Bed Cabinet, and the first African-American woman to receive a United States patent. Born: 1855, Toledo, Ohio, United States Died: April 8, 1905, Chicago, Illinois, United States Resting Place: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States Spouse: Archibald Goode

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