Sarah
E. Goode was born in Toledo (Ohio) in 1855. She ran a furniture store. Many of her customers complained of not
having enough space. So she dreamed up a
cabinet that folded out into a bed.
She was the first African American woman ever to
receive a US patent. This was in 1885.
Now this makes the modern sofa bed look a bit
frivolous!
Thanks to Women
of Invention by Charlotte Montague
No comments:
Post a Comment
Your comments are most welcome. I have currently disabled anonymous comments due to unwanted spam. Cheers