Historical Marker
In Grateful Recognition
Historical marker location:
Bel Air, Maryland
( Memorial is at the intersection of Hickory Avenue and Lee Way on Hickory Avenue.)
Maryland was home to the first African American woman to hold a patent: In 1885, Sarah E. Goode, an African American woman from Baltimore, became the first African American woman to hold a U.S. patent. Her invention was a folding cabinet bed, which was designed to save space in small apartments.