8 April, 1905
Sarah Elisabeth Goode, the American entrepreneur and inventor, and one of the
first known African American women to receive a United States patent, died in
Chicago, Illinois. Goode was known for her invention of the folding cabinet bed,
which she patented in 1885. She is buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.
14 July, 1885
Sarah Elisabeth Goode received United States patent number 322,177 for her
invention of a folding cabinet bed. This made her one of the first known African
American women to receive a U.S. patent. The patent was granted after a process
that began with her application in November 1883 and involved rejections and
adjustments to the design.
