Sarah Boone
1832 - 1904
Inventor; Dressmaker
Personal Information
Born: 1832
Died: 1904
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
born into slavery, barred from formal education
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor; Dressmaker
Institution/Corporation: none
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: none
Achievements: first African-American female to recive a patent in Connecticutt
1st African-american female to receive a patent in Connecticut
Invented a padded, narrow, curved, collapsible ironing board
Held 1 patent issued in 1892 for an improved ironing board
Was born into slavery & barred from any formal education; was secretly educated at home by her grandfather
1847, married a free Black man & was granted freedom from slavery