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Sarah E. Goode

Sarah Elisabeth Goode was an inventor. She was the second known African-American woman to receive a United States patent, which she received in 1885. The first known African-American woman to receive a patent was Judy W. Reed on September 23, 1884, but Reed only signed her patent with her mark and not her signature. Wikipedia
Born: 1855, Toledo, Ohio, United States
Died: 8 April 1905, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality: American
Spouse: Archibald Goode
Place of burial: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Known for: First African-American woman to receive a United States patent
Parents: Harriet Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs
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