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.

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.

Judy W. Reed received a patent for a dough roller. She was the third African American woman to receive a U.S. patent.

Mary Jones De Leon of Baltimore, Maryland, received a U.S. patent for her cooking apparatus. She was the second African American woman to receive a U.S. patent.

Martha Jones of Amelia County, Virginia, received a U.S. patent for her upgrade to a corn-husker. She was the first African American woman to receive a U.S. patent.