Canu help me find out info. on Sarah E. Goode?

Question

It's Black History Month. I need to find out what she did to contribute to the black community

Answer 1

Sarah E. Goode was the first African American woman to be granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Tradesmark Office (in 1885 for a folding bed which doubled as a writing desk).
http://www.blackinventor.com/pages/sarahgoode.html
http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/inventors/goode.html
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blgoode.htm