The Mighty Mitochondria - Today's Inventor: Sarah E. Goode (c.1850-1905) - In 1885 she became one of the first African-American women to receive a patent in the U.S. She invented a folding
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The Colorful History of William L. Murphy and The Invention of the Murphy Bed – More Space Place Myrtle Beach
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This Week in Design History: In 1885, Sarah E. Goode Is One of the First Black Women to Receive a U.S. Patent for Her Folding Cabinet Bed - Core77
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IDSA on Twitter: "On this day in 1885, Sarah E. Goode became one of the first African-American women to receive a U.S. patent for her brilliant invention of the folding cabinet bed,
The Law Offices of Marjory Cajoux - African American Entrepreneur and Inventor Sarah E. Goode invented a folding cabinet bed to fit in small homes. Sarah was the first African American woman
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The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Chicagoan Sarah Elisabeth Jacobs Goode was the first Negro woman to receive a U.S. patent.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated - Nu Phi Zeta Chapter - Sarah E. Goode was born into slavery in the year 1855 in Toledo, Ohio. She was freed after the Civil War
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Marina Amaral on Twitter: "Born into slavery in 1850, Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African American women to be granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
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The Colorful History of William L. Murphy and The Invention of the Murphy Bed – More Space Place Myrtle Beach
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