Biddy Mason
American business woman · United States · On the map · Business Professionals · Lived 1818 to 1891 · aged 72
Bridget "Biddy" Mason was an American nurse, midwife, real estate entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Born into slavery, she successfully petitioned a California court for her freedom in 1856 and went on to become one of the first African American women to own land in Los Angeles.
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Mason was a central figure in the early Black community there and was a founding member of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, the city's oldest African American church.
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