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Person · 1832–1904

Sarah Boone

One of the first African-American women to receive a US patent (1892), for an improved ironing board shaped to press the sleeves and bodies of garments.

Inventor. One of the first African-American women to receive a US patent (1892), for an improved ironing board shaped to press the sleeves and bodies of garments.

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    One of the first African-American women to receive a US patent (1892), for an improved ironing board shaped to press the sleeves and bodies of garments.