Goode, Sarah E., 1850-1905

Sarah E. Goode; Sarah Elisabeth Goode (1855 – April 8, 1905); born as Sarah Elisabeth Jacobs in 1850 in Toledo, Ohio; he family moved to Chicago, Illinois where she met and married Archibald "Archie" Goode; Goode invented a folding cabinet bed which helped people who lived in tight housing to utilize their space efficiently; She received a patent for it on July 14, 1885, and given patent number #322,177. Her invention was the precursor to the Murphy bed, which was patented in 1900; She was the first African-American woman to receive a United States patent, which she received in 1885. The first African-American woman to receive a patent was Judy W. Reed on September 23, 1884, but Reed only signed her patent with her mark (an X) and not her signature;