About Sarah Boone

A few months back, we put together a profile of Sarah Boone for our Great Engineers and Scientists Blog.

Probably because there was little interest in African American endeavors at the time. And if she led a private life, there would not be much available after she died.

Here are some links on Sarah Boone;

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blboone.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blboone2.htm

Probably because she wasn't the first African American Woman to receive a patent.

Sarah Goode is considered the first African American Woman to receive a U.S. patent. Her invention U.S. Patent 322,177, July 14, 1885.

What the heck is a cabinet bed?

A cabinet bed is what we call a hideaway. Some look like couches and some look like cabinets and suit offices.

Hello, Guest. I wrote the piece about Sarah Boone a while ago, but remember that the Internet contained little information about her life. These are the best links I could find.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blboo ne.htm
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
http://www.asetbooks.com/Us/Mall/Pioneers.html
http://www.ncat.edu/~childres/ironingboard.html
http://www33.brinkster.com/iiiii/inventions/ironin g.asp

If you can find out more about Sarah Boone, I hope you'll share the results of your research with us. I'd be happy to amend my original story to contain whatever veriable information that you discover.

Moose

P.S. Stilljester is correct. Sarah Boone was one of the first - but not the first - African-American woman to receive a patent.

I agree. Sarah Boone's biography does need more information; however, there's very little on the Web about her. If you're writing a report for school, consider asking a librarian to help you find more information. And let us know if learn anything more!

I wonder why all the interest in Sarah Boone? It seems when it comes to history rarely do we care or record information about the person who wasn't the first to do something. What I find interesting is how little information there is on Sarah Goode. I believe many people are confusing the inventors.

I need to know About Sarah Boone's childhood for my Black history mont Project