Bridget Biddy Mason
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Author | : Jean Kinney Williams |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2005-09 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780756510015 |
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.
Author | : Arisa White |
Publisher | : Fighting for Justice |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781597144032 |
Presents the life of a California ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects.
Author | : DWe Williams |
Publisher | : Dwelo Enterprises |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780978683900 |
Biddy Mason was born a slave in 1818 in Mississippi on a plantation owned by Robert and Rebecca Smith. In 1847, the Smiths moved to California taking Biddy and her girls along. This was a mistake for Robert Smith and a blessing for Biddy Mason.
Author | : Jeri Chase Ferris |
Publisher | : Millbrook Press |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2011-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0761382704 |
Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "Biddy" Mason learned to survive in a harsh world. Taken from her parents as a young child, Biddy grew up to be self-reliant and hard working. When she and her children finally found freedom in California in 1855, she turned her nursing skills into a successful career as a midwife. Even after she became a wealthy landowner in Los Angeles, Biddy never forgot her basic philosophy of sharing with others: "The open hand is blessed," she always said, "for it gives in abundance, even as it receives."
Author | : DeEtta Demaratus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
But at an exhibit honoring Biddy, Demaratus inexplicably knew that the documented history about Biddy was inaccurate and should be corrected. "I came to believe, " she says, "that an exchange was made between me and the past, that an invitation was extended." The Force of a Feather is the result of that invitation.".
Author | : Lorin Driggs |
Publisher | : Teacher Created Materials |
Total Pages | : 35 |
Release | : 2017-09-27 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1425832393 |
Bridget "Biddy" Mason was an African-American midwife, nurse, real estate entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former slave who influenced the history of Los Angeles and California. Learn about her fascinating life with this primary source biography that builds studentsÂ’ reading skills and promotes social studies content knowledge. The dynamic primary source maps, letters, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and features appropriately leveled text to accommodate different reading levels. Additional features include Read and Respond and a culminating activity that prompt students to dive deeper into the text for additional reading and learning.
Author | : Libby Babbott-Klein |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 2018-10-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0451480120 |
An irresistible timely lift-the-flap board book featuring lush illustrations of your favorite feminist icons as adorable babies! Before Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mae Jemison, Frida Kahlo, and others were change-making feminists, they were . . . babies! In this board book that's perfect for budding feminists, discover what these iconic figures might have looked like as adorable babies and toddlers. With its inspiring message that any baby can grow up to make the world a better place for all genders, this board book makes the perfect baby gift for any family that wants to raise children who can recognize Gloria Steinem on sight.
Author | : William Loren Katz |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2010-05-11 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1439115869 |
Black women were always part of America's westward expansion. Some escaped slavery to live with the Native Americans, while others traveled west after the Civil War to settle the new lands. They came as servants and as independent pioneers struggling to make a life in the wilderness. Brief text and extraordinary photos record many of the black women who went West to find a new life for themselves and their families.
Author | : Marne L. Campbell |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2016-09-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1469629283 |
Black Los Angeles started small. The first census of the newly formed Los Angeles County in 1850 recorded only twelve Americans of African descent alongside a population of more than 3,500 Anglo Americans. Over the following seventy years, however, the African American founding families of Los Angeles forged a vibrant community within the increasingly segregated and stratified city. In this book, historian Marne L. Campbell examines the intersections of race, class, and gender to produce a social history of community formation and cultural expression in Los Angeles. Expanding on the traditional narrative of middle-class uplift, Campbell demonstrates that the black working class, largely through the efforts of women, fought to secure their own economic and social freedom by forging communal bonds with black elites and other communities of color. This women-led, black working-class agency and cross-racial community building, Campbell argues, was markedly more successful in Los Angeles than in any other region in the country. Drawing from an extensive database of all African American households between 1850 and 1910, Campbell vividly tells the story of how middle-class African Americans were able to live, work, and establish a community of their own in the growing city of Los Angeles.
Author | : Sylvia Alden Roberts |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0595524923 |
Did you know that an estimated 5,000 blacks were an early and integral part of the California Gold Rush? Did you know that black history in California precedes Gold Rush history by some 300 years? Did you know that in California during the Gold Rush, blacks created one of the wealthiest, most culturally advanced, most politically active communities in the nation? Few people are aware of the intriguing, dynamic often wholly inspirational stories of African American argonauts, from backgrounds as diverse as those of their less sturdy- complexioned peers. Defying strict California fugitive slave laws and an unforgiving court testimony ban in a state that declared itself free, black men and women combined skill, ambition and courage and rose to meet that daunting challenge with dignity, determination and even a certain elan, leaving behind a legacy that has gone starkly under-reported. Mainstream history tends to contribute to the illusion that African Americans were all but absent from the California Gold Rush experience. This remarkable book, illustrated with dozens of photos, offers definitive contradiction to that illusion and opens a door that leads the reader into a forgotten world long shrouded behind the shadowy curtains of time."