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Birth date /Birth place
Born in 1832 in Craven County, North Carolina, Sarah Boone made her name by inventing the ironing board -
Early life /Parents
Sarah parents were never around because they were slaves
her grandfather had to take care of her -
Early life/ Marriage
She married James Boone in 1847. Shortly after the marriage, the couple were freed under unknown circumstances and moved to New Haven, Connecticut where Sarah Boone worked as a dressmaker, and her husband as a bricklayer. -
Early/ Children
Sarah Boone and James Boone had eight children. -
How does their contributions influence your life today
Sarah contribution influence my life today by letting me be able to get all the wrinkles out of my clothes -
Fun facts
Sarah 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. -
Education and jobs
Sarah Boone was a dress maker. -
Their contributions to the black community
Sarah invented the ironing board to improve the quality of ironing sleeves and the bodies of women's garments. -
Obstacles he/she overcame
The obstacle Sarah Boone face was the fact that she was black was a major obstacle for her because then a lot of people would not take her invention seriously. -
How he/she changed society
Sarah Boone changed society by invented the ironing board to get the wrinkles out of clothes -
Accomplishments
Sarah Boone was an African American inventor who on April 26, 1892, obtained United States patent rights for her improvements to the ironing board. Boone's ironing board was designed to improve the quality of ironing sleeves and the bodies of women's garments. -
Death date
Sarah Boone died in New Haven, CT in 1904