Creston Books, (2019). Hardcover first edition - A glimpse into the life of a little known trailblazer. Originally born into slavery, although her father was a freeman and a skilled carpenter, Sarah Goode moved to Chicago after the Civil War and with her husband started a furniture store. Realizing that many of their poorer customers who didn't have a lot of space for fancy furniture, she creating a desk that folded out into a bed. In 1883 she was awarded Patent #322,177, becoming one of the first African American women to be awarded a U.S. patent. Included is a time line of her life and list of other African American female patent holders including Mary Anderson (who received a patent for windshield wipers in 1903) and Madeline Turner (who received a patent for a fruit press in 1905) and selected sources. Illustrated in full color by Chris Ewald. Unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1939547316.