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Bridget "Biddy" Mason : from slave to businesswoman
- Title
- Bridget "Biddy" Mason : from slave to businesswoman / by Jean Kinney Williams.
- Author
- Williams, Jean Kinney.
- Publication
- Minneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, c2006.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 10-1652 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A biography of the slave who won her freedom in a California courtroom, and bought a house that she used to help people in need as an ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects.
- Series Statement
- Signature lives
- Uniform Title
- Signature lives.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.
- Contents
- Life & times -- Life at a glance -- In the library -- On the web & historic sites -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Image credits -- Index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 10-1652
- ISBN
- 0756510015
- 9780756510015
- LCCN
- 2005002745
- OCLC
- 57652148
- Author
- Williams, Jean Kinney.
- Title
- Bridget "Biddy" Mason : from slave to businesswoman / by Jean Kinney Williams.
- Imprint
- Minneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, c2006.
- Series
- Signature livesSignature lives.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 10-1652