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Black Women of the West
Ida B. Wells
Lived in Oklahoma and was a anti-lynching crusader, late 1800's.
Aunt Clara Brown, Colorado, 1866
A nurse who always helped those in need. She ran a laundry to raise money
to bring her family and many others across the plains to freedom, mid 1800's.
Biddy Mason
Born early 1800's in Mississippi, she worked on a
wagon train west to Califorina at the age of 32. After she rose from
slavery and prospered, Biddy gave land and money to help schools,
churches and nursing homes.
Mary Fields
A gun toting female from Montana, who operated a clothing laundry,
drove a stage coach and was known to knock out a man with her fist
if he welched on a bet or did not pay his laundry bill, mid 1800's.
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