Sarah Boone, an African-American inventor, improved the ironing board in 1882, making it easier to press garments. Its design is still used in homes today. Thanks to Kyndall Hudson, a junior at ...

Julian, an African American inventor ... surgery and has helped improve the eyesight of millions of people. Sarah Boone, born into slavery, took Elijah McCoy’s invention of the portable ironing ...

"However, an African-American did create that." Sarah Boone - Ironing board Another common household item, the ironing board, was created by African-American dressmaker Sarah Boone and patented on ...

“The annoyance,” wrote African American inventor Lewis H. Latimer and colleague Charles W. Brown, discouraged use of the bathroom “except under extreme circumstances.” ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical mainstream, creating popular new American music genres ...

Sarah Boone, an African American inventor, improved the ironing board in 1892, making it easier to press fitted garments. Her design is still used in homes today. Thanks to Kyndall Hudson ...