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 Sarah Boone

Sarah Boone with her family,

Slaves in the south, did escape north.

A dressmaker she came to be.

For better dresses she went forth

To make better ironing, to wit

Inventing a contoured board

That into garment sleeve could fit,

Allowing shifting to afford

No wrinkling, so a nicer look.

Padded board, collapsible to

Easily be stored in a nook.

Her success in dressmaking grew.

In 1892 she sought

A U.S. patent which she got.