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Meet Sarah Goode: Inventor of the Murphy Bed

Meet Sarah Goode: Inventor of the Murphy Bed

Update: 2025-09-17
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Shontavia Johnson introduces us to Sarah Goode, who made history in 1885 as one of the first Black women to receive a U.S. patent for a folding cabinet bed—the direct ancestor of the Murphy bed—revolutionizing space-saving furniture for urban homes.


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Meet Sarah Goode: Inventor of the Murphy Bed

Meet Sarah Goode: Inventor of the Murphy Bed

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