Sarah Boone was an African-American inventor who was awarded a patent for the ironing board.
Who Was Sarah Boone?
Born
in 1832 in Craven County, North Carolina, Sarah Boone made her name by
inventing the ironing board. Boone was a rarity during her time, a
female African-American inventor. In her patent application, she wrote
that the purpose of her invention was "to produce a cheap, simple,
convenient and highly effective device, particularly adapted to be used
in ironing the sleeves and bodies of ladies' garments." Prior to that
time, most people ironed using a board of wood rested across a pair of
chairs or tables. She was living in New Haven, Connecticut, when her
patent was granted in 1892. She died in 1904.
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