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Judy W. Reed

c.1826– c.1905

United States

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Judy Woodford Reed (c. 1826 – c. 1905) was an African-American woman alive during the 1880s, whose only records are a US patent and censuses. Reed, from Virginia, is considered the first African American woman to receive a US patent. Patent No. 305,474 for a "Dough Kneader and Roller" was granted September 23, 1884.

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