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Sarah Bonne also made dresses and she was married at 15 years-old and died at 72 years-old — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:D4C0:A2A0:49A9:9AE:3C13:8EF2 (talk) 21:35, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Citation needed for birth date

Hi there - the birth date has been added for Boone. We cannot have uncited material on Wikipedia. If someone can help find the data that is a quality reliable source, that'd be great. If not, I'll end up removing it again, thank you. Here is a good place to learn about citing sources and reliablity: Wikipedia:Citing sources --- SarahStierch (talk) 19:48, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

I believe I found a cite that has her birth and death. I found that she was born on May 18, 1867 and pasted away around September 14, 1919.

References

Really?

If Sarah Boone "obtained United States patent rights for her improvements to the ironing board," does that not imply the existence of an "ironing board" previous to 1892? And doesn't the existence of an ironing board before 1892 completely invalidate the claim that people "were forced to resort" to creatively laying wooden planks across chairs and tables?

I'm looking at the patent records and I'm seeing ironing tables dating back nearly 100 years before 1896. Dozens of them, in fact. Is it plausible that people were being painfully forced to resort to creative means of ironing their clothes before Sarah Boone came along? Ultranothing (talk) 07:27, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Agreed, this paragraph is incorrect and should be removed. Robina Fox (talk) 16:26, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

ThoughtCo

The ThoughtCo source is very detailed but who are the people writing that website? Where are they getting their information from and what expertise do they have (I've read the About page but that is just the usual promotional blurb). - Sitush (talk) 00:40, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

As a general rule, we really should try to avoid using websites for stuff like this. - Sitush (talk) 00:47, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

• Ah, sorry. I have just noticed that the author's link on the story exists and goes to this. That's fine. - Sitush (talk) 01:01, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Smithsonian

Smithsonian is, of course, a reliable source. However, it does make one claim that I would be wary of seeing added to this article. It describes how ironing boards were set up prior to Boone's invention but (a) we don't know if Boone's invention actually changed this in practice; and (b) there are earlier patents for such devices which, equally, may or may not have gone into production. - Sitush (talk) 00:41, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Sarah Boone

Early Life

Sarah Boone (1832-1904) was an African American woman who can be credited for the invention of a new design that would later become the outline for today’s modern iron board. Born in Craven Country, North Carolina in 1832, Sarah (Marshall) Boone was born into bondage.[] Because she was born into slavery, she was unable to have a traditional education as it was illegal at this time. To counteract this, Boone’s grandfather helped educate her during her childhood.[] At age 15, Sarah married a freed slave, James Boone, in 1847 where it is believed she got her freedom.[] Before moving to Connecticut and raising their eight children, Sarah and James began an association with conductors of the Underground railroad.[1] The family eventually left for New Haven, Connecticut before the outbreak of the American Civil War. While there, Sarah worked as a dressmaker and seamstress while her husband worked as a bricklayer.[3] The African American community in New Haven was surprisingly active despite being relatively small, comprising 4.8 percent of the city’s population in the year 1850.[] Sarah became active in the Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church in her late 40’s which can be credited as the source for the improvement of both her reading and writing skills. Boone would later use these skills to write and file a patent for her design of a new and innovative ironing board design.[3]

After receiving her patent, Sarah Boone passed away from Bright’s Disease in 1904 and is buried with her family in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.[3]

Ironing Board Innovation

Prior to her design, ironing was done by either using a table that was covered with a thick cloth or by placing clothes on a wooden plank placed across two chairs. Although this method worked for a wide skirt, it was ill-suited for the contours of tight, fitted material.[3] Alternatively, the board Boone designed was very narrow and curved to fit sleeves common in ladies’ garments.[] This design would also allow for a garment to be shifted without getting wrinkled.[3] Additionally, her invention was padded to eliminate the impressions produced by a wooden board, as well as collapsible for easy storage.[1] [3] The new design was also multifunctional as it worked well for ironing sleeves on men’s coats and was also well-suited for ironing curved waist seams.[5] Sarah filed her patent for the iron board in 1891 and was awarded U.S. Patent No. 473,653 on April 26, 1892.[1][3][5] In her patent application, she wrote that the purpose of the new board was “to produce a cheap, simple, convenient and highly effective device, particularly adapted to be used in ironing the bodies of ladies garments.” [1][2][3][6] Boone’s patent came just eight years after Judy Reed’s patent, which is regarded as the first patent attained by an African American woman. Therefore, Sarah Boone can be celebrated as one of the first African American women to receive a patent.

However, several unknown details about Boone’s life remain. Due to the nature of slavery, few historically certified documents about Sarah Boone remain today.[2] Although there is minimal documented evidence that Sarah benefited from the commercialization of her ironing board, Boone’s design is recognized as the prototype for what became an indispensable household item over the following decades.[3] Because there is such little known about the specifics of Boone’s life, she has often not received recognition for her designs. In fact, because Sarah left no papers or letters, her image on the web is often of the sculptor Edmonia Lewis, rather than Boone herself.[6] Despite not receiving sufficient recognition, her original sketches for the iron board have influenced the now slim and collapsible modern design seen in households around the globe.

References

1. Boyd, H. (2021, October 22). Sarah Boone, inventor of the ironing board and first black woman to get a patent. New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/08/05/sarah-boone-inventor-ironing-board-and-first-black/. 

2. Bellis, M. (2020, April 3). Who invented the ironing board? HomeCult IroningLab. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://homecult.org/who-invented-the-ironing-board/. 

3. Biography.com Editors. (2014, April 2). Sarah Boone Biography. Biography.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.biography.com/inventor/sarah-boone.

4. Warner, R. A., & Yale University. Institute of Human Relations. (1940). New haven negroes: a social history (Ser. The american negro, his history and literature). Pub. for the Institute of Human Relations by Yale University Press. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://northeastern.on.worldcat.org/v2/search/detail/575541576?queryString=no%3A%20575541576

5. Bellis, M. (2019, July 18). Biography of Sarah Boone. ThoughtCo. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.thoughtco.com/sarah-boone-inventor-4077332.

6. Ramirez, A. (2020, October 30). Sarah Boone invents a better ironing board. Connecticut Explored. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.ctexplored.org/sarah-boone-invents-a-better-ironing-board/.

7. Helton, D. (2018, July 4). Sarah Boone (1832-1904). BlackPast. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/boone-sarah-1832-1904/.

Sarah Boone

Sarah Boone (1832-1904) was an African American woman who can be credited for the invention of a new design that would later become the outline for today’s modern iron board. Born in Craven Country, North Carolina in 1832, Sarah (Marshall) Boone was born into bondage.[1] Because she was born into slavery, she was unable to have a traditional education as it was illegal at this time. To counteract this, Boone’s grandfather helped educate her during her childhood.[2] At age 15, Sarah married a freed slave, James Boone, in 1847 where it is believed she got her freedom.[3] Before moving to Connecticut and raising their eight children, Sarah and James began an association with conductors of the Underground railroad.[1] The family eventually left for New Haven, Connecticut before the outbreak of the American Civil War. While there, Sarah worked as a dressmaker and seamstress while her husband worked as a bricklayer.[3] The African American community in New Haven was surprisingly active despite being relatively small, comprising 4.8 percent of the city’s population in the year 1850.[4] Sarah became active in the Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church in her late 40’s which can be credited as the source for the improvement of both her reading and writing skills. Boone would later use these skills to write and file a patent for her design of a new and innovative ironing board design.[3]

Prior to her design, ironing was done by either using a table that was covered with a thick cloth or by placing clothes on a wooden plank placed across two chairs. Although this method worked for a wide skirt, it was ill-suited for the contours of tight, fitted material.[3] Alternatively, the board Boone designed was very narrow and curved to fit sleeves common in ladies’ garments.[] This design would also allow for a garment to be shifted without getting wrinkled.[3] Additionally, her invention was padded to eliminate the impressions produced by a wooden board, as well as collapsible for easy storage.[1] [3] The new design was also multifunctional as it worked well for ironing sleeves on men’s coats and was also well-suited for ironing curved waist seams.[5] Sarah filed her patent for the iron board in 1891 and was awarded U.S. Patent No. 473,653 on April 26, 1892.[1][3][5] In her patent application, she wrote that the purpose of the new board was “to produce a cheap, simple, convenient and highly effective device, particularly adapted to be used in ironing the bodies of ladies garments.” [1][2][3][] Boone’s patent came just eight years after Judy Reed’s patent, which is regarded as the first patent attained by an African American woman. Therefore, Sarah Boone can be celebrated as one of the first African American women to receive a patent.

However, several unknown details about Boone’s life remain. Due to the nature of slavery, few historically certified documents about Sarah Boone remain today.[2] Although there is minimal documented evidence that Sarah benefited from the commercialization of her ironing board, Boone’s design is recognized as the prototype for what became an indispensable household item over the following decades.[3] Because there is such little known about the specifics of Boone’s life, she has often not received recognition for her designs. In fact, because Sarah left no papers or letters, her image on the web is often of the sculptor Edmonia Lewis, rather than Boone herself.[6] Despite not receiving sufficient recognition, her original sketches for the iron board have influenced the now slim and collapsible modern design seen in households around the globe.

After receiving her patent, Sarah Boone passed away from Bright’s Disease in 1904 and is buried with her family in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.[3]

References

1. Boyd, H. (2021, October 22). Sarah Boone, inventor of the ironing board and first black woman to get a patent. New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/08/05/sarah-boone-inventor-ironing-board-and-first-black/.

2. Bellis, M. (2020, April 3). Who invented the ironing board? HomeCult IroningLab. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://homecult.org/who-invented-the-ironing-board/.

3. Biography.com Editors. (2014, April 2). Sarah Boone Biography. Biography.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.biography.com/inventor/sarah-boone.

4. Warner, R. A., & Yale University. Institute of Human Relations. (1940). New haven negroes: a social history (Ser. The american negro, his history and literature). Pub. for the Institute of Human Relations by Yale University Press. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://northeastern.on.worldcat.org/v2/search/detail/575541576?queryString=no%3A%20575541576

5. Bellis, M. (2019, July 18). Biography of Sarah Boone. ThoughtCo. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.thoughtco.com/sarah-boone-inventor-4077332.

6. Ramirez, A. (2020, October 30). Sarah Boone invents a better ironing board. Connecticut Explored. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.ctexplored.org/sarah-boone-invents-a-better-ironing-board/.

7. Helton, D. (2018, July 4). Sarah Boone (1832-1904). BlackPast. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/boone-sarah-1832-1904/. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christinas02 (talk • contribs) 01:00, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

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Original Link: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Sarah_Boone (Links to an external site.)

Sarah Boone (1832–1904) was an African American inventor. On April 26, 1892, she obtained United States patent (Links to an external site.) number 473,563[1] (Links to an external site.) for her improvements to the ironing board (Links to an external site.). Boone's ironing board was designed to improve the quality of ironing the sleeves and bodies of women's garments. The ironing board was very narrow, curved, and made of wood. The shape and structure allowed it to fit a sleeve and it was reversible, so one could iron both sides of the sleeve.[2] (Links to an external site.)[3] (Links to an external site.) Judy Reed (Links to an external site.) received a patent just eight years prior, and is regarded as the first African American woman to attain one.[4] (Links to an external site.) Along with Miriam Benjamin (Links to an external site.), Ellen Eglin (Links to an external site.), and Sarah Goode (Links to an external site.), Boone was a pioneering African American women inventor who developed new technology for the home.[5] (Links to an external site.)

Personal life: Sarah Marshall was born in Craven County, North Carolina (Links to an external site.), near the town of New Bern (Links to an external site.), in 1832.[6] (Links to an external site.) Along with her three siblings, she was born into slavery (Links to an external site.) and prevented from formal education.[7] (Links to an external site.)[8] (Links to an external site.) Sarah was educated by her grandfather at home.[8] (Links to an external site.) On November 25, 1847, she married James Boone (or Boon) in New Bern;[6] (Links to an external site.)[9] (Links to an external site.) they had eight children.[10] (Links to an external site.) She was freed from involuntary servitude after marrying James Boone; the circumstances of this are unknown.[8] (Links to an external site.)

The Boone family left North Carolina (Links to an external site.) for New Haven, Connecticut (Links to an external site.),[11] (Links to an external site.) before the outbreak of the American Civil War (Links to an external site.).[6] (Links to an external site.) They settled into a house at 30 Winter Street.[12] (Links to an external site.) Sarah Boone worked as a dressmaker [6] (Links to an external site.)[13] (Links to an external site.) and belonged to the Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church.[1] (Links to an external site.)

Sarah Marshall Boone died in 1904 and is buried in a family plot in Evergreen Cemetery (Links to an external site.) in New Haven.[6] (Links to an external site.)

References:

Ramirez, Ainissa (July 26, 2020). "Two inventors who should have statues". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

^ (Links to an external site.) Patent US473653 - IRONING-BOARD - Google Patents ^ (Links to an external site.) Sullivan, Otha Richard (2002). African American Women Scientists and Inventors. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 12. ISBN (Links to an external site.) 9780471387077 (Links to an external site.). ^ (Links to an external site.) Helton, Daniel (2018-07-04). "Sarah Boone (1832-1904) •". Retrieved 2021-04-18. ^ (Links to an external site.) McNeill, Leila (7 February 2017). "These Four Black Women Inventors Reimagined the Technology of the Home". Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 February 2018. ^ Jump up to:a (Links to an external site.) b (Links to an external site.) c (Links to an external site.) d (Links to an external site.) e (Links to an external site.) Bellis, Mary. "Hate Creases? Sarah Boone's Invention Could Help". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2018-02-05. ^ (Links to an external site.) "Simply Ingenious: The Ironing Board". Tampa Bay Times. 1998-02-14. p. 37. Retrieved 2018-02-06 – via Newspapers.com. ^ Jump up to:a (Links to an external site.) b (Links to an external site.) c (Links to an external site.) by (2020-03-11). "Who Invented the Ironing Board?". HomeCult IroningLab. Retrieved 2021-04-18. ^ (Links to an external site.) "Craven County North Carolina Marriages 1740-1868". FamilySearch. Raleigh, North Carolina: State Archive of North Carolina. 25 November 1847. p. 30. Film #004364799, image 35. Retrieved 7 February 2018. ^ (Links to an external site.) "1900 U. S. Census City of New Haven, Connecticut". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. 11 June 1900. p. 13-A. NARA record series T623 roll 146. Retrieved 7 February 2018. ^ (Links to an external site.) Perry, Paul Wardell (1 January 2000). "Little Things That Made a Big Difference". The New Crisis.[dead link (Links to an external site.)] ^ (Links to an external site.) "1880 U. S. Federal Census for New Haven County (Connecticut) Enumeration District 91, Sheet 46, Lines 46-50 and Sheet 47, Line 1". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. 8 June 1880. pp. 46B–47A. NARA record series T9, Roll 106. Retrieved 7 February 2018. ^ (Links to an external site.) "1870 U. S. Federal Census for the First Ward of the City of New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, Line 34". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. 9 July 1870. p. 175. NARA record series M593, Roll 109. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

REVISED Wikipedia Page

Early Life:

Sarah Marshall was actually born a slave in North Carolina, near New Bern. [1] She got married to James Boone, who was a free black man, which reportedly helped her acquire her freedom. After getting married to James and starting a family with eight children, her and her family moved to Connecticut, before the Civil War broke out. [1] After getting her new identity and moving to Connecticut, she became a dressmaker. [1] And it was this profession that led her to make some crucial innovations and changes that brought the modern ironing board to a reality.

Career:

When Sarah became a dressmaker, she had to put this career in the forefront to pay her bills and sustain her family. [2] She was facing fierce competition to sell dresses, she needed to do something that was more unique and eye-catching. At the point, ironing clothes was mostly done through a wooden plank strategically placed between two chairs. [2] However, not only was that inconvenient, it was also limiting because you can only do it for clothing that was much wider fit, and not for material that was more tight fitted. [2] As said previously, Sarah had a lot of competition and needed some kind of advantage to put her in the forefront, so she decided that she would produce a simpler and cheaper device that would iron the sleeves and certain parts of ladies garments in a more efficient manner. [3]

She made it so the board no longer produced the same impression as a wooden board, and in a way to get rid of another inconvenience, she made her solution for the board collapsable - better, more convenient storage. [3] Sarah used her writing skills and learnings that she picked up from years before to write up and submit an application for a patent. When the application was finally approved, she made history as she became the one of the first African American women to be awarded a US patent. [3] The extent to which she benefited off of the profits remain unknown as it soon became a product of mass distribution by many major retailers. [3]

Impact:

One of the biggest accomplishments for this time was that Sarah became the second African American woman to get awarded a patent, after Judy Reed. Sarah Boone was one of four black women who went on and actually did innovations related to home and home decor. [4]

References:

[1] Boyd, H. (2021, August 5). Amsterdam News. Sarah Boone, inventor of the ironing board and first Black woman to get a patent. Retrieved December 6th, 2021, from https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/08/05/sarah-boone-inventor-ironing-board-and-first-black/ (Links to an external site.)

[2] Helton, D. (2018, July 4). BlackPast. Sarah Boone (1832-1904). Retrieved December 7th, 2021, from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/boone-sarah-1832-1904/ (Links to an external site.)

[3] Ramirez, A. (2020, July 26). Hartford Courant. Here are two Connecticut inventors who should have statues. Retrieved December 7th, 2021, from https://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-ramirez-statutes-connecticut-inventors-0726-20200726-26tyypy3uvbj3ggmw35yenhryu-story.html (Links to an external site.)

[4] Major A. (2015, February 18). History Curriculum Needs Mor y Curriculum Needs More Coverage of Black Inv age of Black Inventors. University of Central Florida. Retrieved October 13, 2021, from https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1067&context=ucf-forum AniketP123456 (talk) 02:00, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

This duplicate request was addressed (see below). Heartmusic678 (talk) 13:23, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

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Early Life:

Sarah Marshall was actually born a slave in North Carolina, near New Bern. [1] She got married to James Boone, who was a free black man, which reportedly helped her acquire her freedom. After getting married to James and starting a family with eight children, her and her family moved to Connecticut, before the Civil War broke out. [1] After getting her new identity and moving to Connecticut, she became a dressmaker. [1] And it was this profession that led her to make some crucial innovations and changes that brought the modern ironing board to a reality.

Career:

When Sarah became a dressmaker, she had to put this career in the forefront to pay her bills and sustain her family. [2] She was facing fierce competition to sell dresses, she needed to do something that was more unique and eye-catching. At the point, ironing clothes was mostly done through a wooden plank strategically placed between two chairs. [2] However, not only was that inconvenient, it was also limiting because you can only do it for clothing that was much wider fit, and not for material that was more tight fitted. [2] As said previously, Sarah had a lot of competition and needed some kind of advantage to put her in the forefront, so she decided that she would produce a simpler and cheaper device that would iron the sleeves and certain parts of ladies garments in a more efficient manner. [3]

She made it so the board no longer produced the same impression as a wooden board, and in a way to get rid of another inconvenience, she made her solution for the board collapsable - better, more convenient storage. [3] Sarah used her writing skills and learnings that she picked up from years before to write up and submit an application for a patent. When the application was finally approved, she made history as she became the one of the first African American women to be awarded a US patent. [3] The extent to which she benefited off of the profits remain unknown as it soon became a product of mass distribution by many major retailers. [3]

Impact:

One of the biggest accomplishments for this time was that Sarah became the second African American woman to get awarded a patent, after Judy Reed. Sarah Boone was one of four black women who went on and actually did innovations related to home and home decor. [4]

References:

[1] Boyd, H. (2021, August 5). Amsterdam News. Sarah Boone, inventor of the ironing board and first Black woman to get a patent. Retrieved December 6th, 2021, from https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/08/05/sarah-boone-inventor-ironing-board-and-first-black/ (Links to an external site.)

[2] Helton, D. (2018, July 4). BlackPast. Sarah Boone (1832-1904). Retrieved December 7th, 2021, from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/boone-sarah-1832-1904/ (Links to an external site.)

[3] Ramirez, A. (2020, July 26). Hartford Courant. Here are two Connecticut inventors who should have statues. Retrieved December 7th, 2021, from https://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-ramirez-statutes-connecticut-inventors-0726-20200726-26tyypy3uvbj3ggmw35yenhryu-story.html (Links to an external site.)

[4] Major A. (2015, February 18). History Curriculum Needs Mor y Curriculum Needs More Coverage of Black Inv age of Black Inventors. University of Central Florida. Retrieved October 13, 2021, from https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1067&context=ucf-forum AniketP123456 (talk) 02:01, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

 Partly done: Any duplicate or unsourced content was not added to the page. Because there does not appear to be a clear consensus on how Boone became free, the edit simply reflects that she became free after marriage. Thanks, Heartmusic678 (talk) 13:21, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

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Sarah Boone (née Sarah Marshall; 1832 – 1904) was an African-American inventor. On April 26, 1892, she obtained United States patent number 473,563[1] for her improvements to the ironing board. Boone's ironing board was designed to improve the quality of ironing the sleeves and bodies of women's garments. At the time, dressmakers used a wooden plank across two chairs to iron their clothes. Ironing would usually be done in the kitchen where the irons could be heated on the stove. While working as a dressmaker, Sarah found that this method did not work well for the tight fitted material that was often found in ladies’ clothing. Sarah also faced heavy competition from other dressmakers and found the need to make her dresses stand out. Her goal, specifically, was to produce a cheap, simple, convenient, and highly effective device, particularly adapted to be used in ironing the sleeves and bodies of ladies’ garments. The ironing board was very narrow, curved, and made of wood. The shape and structure allowed it to fit a sleeve and it was reversible, so one could iron both sides of the sleeve.[2][3] It would also allow for the clothing to be shifted without being wrinkled. Sarah’s solution was a much better board for the ladies’ garments and corsets of the time period and her invention is one that we continue to use to this day. Boone is regarded as the second African-American woman to attain a patent, after Judy Reed.[4] Along with Miriam Benjamin, Ellen Eglin, and Sarah Goode, Boone was a pioneering African-American woman inventor who developed new technology for the home.[5]

Personal Life Sarah Marshall, who was originally Sarah Marshall until the age of fifteen, was born in Craven County, North Carolina, near the town of New Bern, in 1832.[6] Along with her three siblings, she was born into slavery and prevented from formal education.[7][8] Sarah was educated by her grandfather at home.[8] On November 25, 1847, she married James Boone (or Boon)—a free black man—in New Bern and was granted freedom from slavery shortly after their marriage. It is believed that as the daughter of enslaved parents, Sarah married James, who was a free African American, and was thus able to earn her freedom, although the exact reason for why is still unknown.[6][9][10] They had eight children.[11] After gaining her freedom, the Boone family left North Carolina for New Haven, Connecticut, before the outbreak of the American Civil War.[12][6][10] They settled into a house at 30 Winter Street which was in an African American neighborhood[13]. Through a network connected to the Underground Railroad, Sarah and James were able to bring their children and Sarah’s widowed mother with them. Boone worked as a dressmaker [6][14] while her husband was a brick mason and belonged to the Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church.[1]. While she never received a formal education (something that was illegal for African Americans at the time), in her forties, Sarah took the initiative to learn how to read and write. It is believed that she obtained these skills through the Dixwell Avenue Congregational Chur and used these skills to apply for a patent.

Death Boone died in 1904, and is buried in a family plot in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven.[6] Husky009 (talk) 05:05, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

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Born in Craven County, North Carolina in 1832, Sarah Marshall, later known as Sarah Boone was an African American inventor known for her improvements to the ironing board [1]. On the 26th of April, in 1892, she was issued patent 473,653 by the United States government [2]. Only eight years after Judy Reed, Boon was the second African American woman in history to obtain a patent [1].

Originally, the concept of an ironing board was a plank that was placed across two chairs [5]. Although it did its job, it was too wide to iron smaller pieces, such as corsets and sleeves [5]. Frustrated with this problem, she began cutting the board down and developed an ironing board that specializes in pressing the inside and outside of coat sleeves as well as curved waist seams on men and women's garments [3]. The ironing board was very narrow and curved to fit both sides of the sleeve. One end of the board was fixed with a transverse support while the other end had a movable structure that is hinged and extends in line with the board [4].

Her goal was to create a “cheap, simple, convenient, and highly effective device” [4] which she developed from the inside of her home. She would later add padding to get rid of impressions that the wooden board would leave on the clothes as well as develop a way for the whole thing to collapse for easy storage [5]. This invention is one that benefited many people of the time, and is still used in many households to this day.

Personal Life:

On January 1st, 1832, Sarah Marshall was born in Craven Country, North Carolina. Sarah and her three other siblings were all born into slavery which meant they were not allowed to have a formal education. In turn, she was educated by her grandfather and learned how to read and write. This benefited her greatly in applying for a patent, as she was able to use her knowledge to write a detailed description of her invention [6].

On November 25th, 1847, at the age of 15, Sarah Marshall married a free man in New Bern by the name of James Boone. Through this marriage, she acquired freedom as well as the last name Boone. Together, they moved to New Haven, Connecticut before the beginning of the Civil War and had eight children. James worked as a brick mason, while Sarah worked as a seamstress and dressmaker [6].

Before the death of her husband in 1870, together, they had acquired enough wealth to purchase their own home. She became a member of the neighborhood where she attended Dixwell Congregational Church regularly [5].

Not much is known about her parents, but it can be inferred that they were also slaves in the same establishment. Her mother most probably worked in the house as a seamstress where she fixed and repaired the household and slaves clothing. Chances are, Sarah learned all of her seamstress and dressmaking skills from her mother [6].

Death:

On October 29th, 1904, Sarah Boone died of Bright's disease in New Haven, Connecticut where she was buried alongside her husband and mother in Evergreen Cemetery [5] [6].

References:

Helton, D. (2018, July 4). Sarah Boone (1832-1904) •. Black Past. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/boone-sarah-1832-1904/ Ramirez, A. (2020, July 23). Here are two Connecticut inventors who should have statues. Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-ramirez-statutes-connecticut-inventors-0726-20200726-26tyypy3uvbj3ggmw35yenhryu-story.html Sullivan, O. R. (1970, January 1). African American Women Scientists and inventors : Otha Richard Sullivan : Free Download, borrow, and streaming. Internet Archive. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://archive.org/details/africanamericanw00sull/page/12/mode/2up

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Boyd, H. (2021, October 22). Sarah Boone, inventor of the ironing board and first black woman to get a patent. New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/08/05/sarah-boone-inventor-ironing-board-and-first-black/ Bianca. (2020, April 3). Who invented the ironing board? IroningLab. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://ironinglab.com/who-invented-the-ironing-board/ Mishatabatabai (talk) 18:46, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

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Early Life Sara Boone (born Sarah Marshall) was born in New Bern, in Craven County5 North Carolina to enslaved parents in 1832 . She married when she was very young at the age of 14 or 152 to James Boone3 in 18474 a free man shortly after, they moved to New Haven Connecticut as she had now acquired freedom. They had 8 children.

Personal Life Sarah was working as a dressmaker and her husband worked as bricklayer until his death in the 1870s4. They had 8 children, and they were able to amass enough money to buy their own home. Sarah eventually became a valued member of her community as she regularly attended church. She also began to take classes in reading and writing as she was born enslaved, she was not allowed to partake in learning.

Innovation Sarah Boone is credited with inventing the modern-day ironing board5. Before her improvements dressmakers had been ironing their clothes on a wooden plank laid across 2 chairs, the problem with this method was it didn’t work well with tight fitted material5. Although the ironing board had first been patented in 1858, Boone made improvements that she patented in April, 1892 as she had applied for it in 1891 as U.S. Patent 473,6533. The improvements she made were to create a narrower curved board, that could slip into sleeves and allow movement of the garment without creating wrinkles5. She also added padding to it and made it collapsible for easy storage5. Boone wrote that the purpose of her invention was to “produce a cheap, simple, convenient and highly effective device particularly adapted to be used in ironing the sleeves and bodies of ladies' garments."5 Upon approval she became one of the first African American women to be awarded a patent. Although it may seem like such simple additions, we still use the ironing board today and they still have the same features. The boards are usually padded wooden boards that are curved and fold away after use for easy storage. Boone helped make ironing more efficient and accessible to everyone, as 2 chairs or a wooden plank were no longer needed, the device was all in one and easy to use as she had hoped.

Death Sarah Boone lived in New Haven Connecticut until her death on October 29, 1904. She died of what was known back then as Brights’s disease which we now know commonly as kidney disease. She left behind 8 children and is buried with her husband in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven Connecticut. Johnson.kei (talk) 04:55, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. What's wrong with the current version of the article? You also didn't use any sources in your proposed version. Liu1126 (talk) 15:19, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

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She was crying when she found out her mom finally died when she was 5 years old dad died but she wasn't sad about that because her dad abused her, but the mom wanted her being protected her mom died from her dad abusing the mom and sarah 2603:9001:A00:2064:BCC6:3F26:DB50:8F82 (talk) 17:35, 28 April 2024 (UTC)