Sarah

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Sarah Boone was a dressmaker credited with the invention of the modern ironing board. Once enslaved, she earned her freedom and migrated to New Haven, Connecticut with her husband and eight children. She learned to read and write in her late 40s, and used her new skill to apply for a patent for her invention. In 1892, she became the first African-American woman to be granted a patent.

Sarah stands approximately 12 inches tall and wears a repurposed dinner napkin.

Sarah Boone was a dressmaker credited with the invention of the modern ironing board. Once enslaved, she earned her freedom and migrated to New Haven, Connecticut with her husband and eight children. She learned to read and write in her late 40s, and used her new skill to apply for a patent for her invention. In 1892, she became the first African-American woman to be granted a patent.

Sarah stands approximately 12 inches tall and wears a repurposed dinner napkin.