39 Popular Inventions You Probably Didn’t Know Were Created by African Americans

Sometimes in life, it can be weird thinking about how long something has been around. Sure, we might use this particular thing on a daily basis, but imagining a time when this product maybe didn’t exist can really throw you for a loop. Whilst some designs might be good, there are often ways to make them much better…

African American woman Sarah Boone created the improved ironing board in 1892 and was one of the first black women in the U.S. to be given a patent. Ironing boards are integral parts of people’s households, so to think of how they looked before Boone’s improvement is just worrying.