SARAH E. GOODE (C.1855? – 1905) POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2010 BY CONTRIBUTED BY: AMY ESSINGTON Sarah Elisabeth Goode was one of the first African American women to obtain a patent from the United States government in 1885. She shares the distinction with Judy Reed, who invented a dough-kneading machine that was patented in 1880, and Miriam Benjamin, who […]

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