Sarah Elisabeth Goode made history in 1885 when she became one of the first Black American women to earn a patent. She ...

Incredible inventions fueled industrialization. Now, the contributions of Black inventors and marginalized communities have been reevaluated using patent data.

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The Black Inventors Behind 7 Everyday Kitchen Tools The origins of ice cream scoops, citrus juicers, and egg beaters can all be traced to 19th-century African American inventors.

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Henry Edwin Baker, a patent examiner who was Black, was instrumental in raising awareness about nonwhite inventors in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Do you ever wonder who the inventors were behind many of the items and things that we use day-to-day? Today we peel back and take a look into the past so we can bring to light Black American ...