Inventors in the industrial revolution
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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.
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