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Sarah E. Goode
American inventor (–)
For the British sociologist, see Sarah D. Goode.
Sarah E. Goode | |
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| Born | Sarah Elizabeth Jacobs &#;() Toledo, Ohio, US |
| Died | April 8, &#;() (aged&#;50) Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor and entrepreneur |
| Known&#;for | One of the first African-American women to receive a United States patent |
Sarah Elisabeth Goode ( – April 8, ) was an American entrepreneur and inventor.
She was one of the first known African American women to receive a United States patent, which she received in for her cabinet bed.[1]
Biography
Born in in Toledo, Ohio to Oliver and Harriet (Kaufman) Jacobs, Goode was originally named Sarah Elisabeth Jacobs.[2] When she was young, her father worked as a waiter, and her mother kept the house.[3] Her mother also served as an organizer for the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society in Toledo,[4] which was a stop on the Underground Railroad.[5] Little