Sarah Goode

Sarah Goode

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History, Social Studies

10th Grade - University

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The video focuses on Sarah Elisabeth Goode, an African-American inventor born in 1855. She was the second African-American woman to receive a U.S. patent for her invention of the folding cabinet bed, a precursor to the Murphy bed. Born enslaved in Ohio, she gained freedom after the Civil War and moved to Chicago, where she married and had children. Her invention addressed space management issues in homes, leading to her patent in 1885. Sarah passed away in 1905, leaving a legacy of innovation.

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