Sarah E. Goode (1855 - 1905)
American entrepreneur and inventor;
one of the first African American women to receive
a United States patent, which she received in 1885
for her "cabinet bed," a precursor of the hide-away bed;
invaluable invention for working-class people living
in tiny urban apartments with no space for beds.
👏 Wow! Still a useful piece of furniture! Thanks again for educating me! 😃
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely brilliant design! What an intelligent woman!
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