Question

Who was the first African American woman to receive a patent? Lucy Parsons Harriet Tubman Sarah E. Goode Gwendolyn Brooks

Answer 1

The first African American woman to receive a patent was Sarah E. Goode. She was an entrepreneur and inventor who lived between 1855 to 1905. She built a folding bed which had closet space, since many people at the time lived in small houses or studios, especially in Chicago, where she lived. It also looked like a desk. This solved the problem of not having enough space for storage or furniture, as it was space efficient.