LITTLETON, MA - Judyth "Judy" Elaine Reed was born in Muscatine, IA, on March 28, 1948, to Dale and Shirley Reed. She passed away on July 20, 2024 at her family home in Littleton, MA, from Lewy ...

Judy Woodford Reed is known as the first African American woman to be granted a patent. Few records exist on the life of Judy Reed beyond her patent and brief statements on U.S. Census data.