Sarah Boone, a dressmaker, made a change to the ironing board to make it easier to iron sleeves and the bodies of women’s clothes without adding creases. In 1892, her invention was approved making her one of the first African American women to be awarded a patent.

Please NOTE: After further research, we made a correction to Sarah Boone’s image for the video. The previous video is no longer published.

Sarah Boone Word Scramble