Presents the life of a California ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects.

A biography profiling the life of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, a former slave who won her freedom in California, and later worked as a nurse and helped others. Includ

Includes excerpts from the book Fred Korematsu Speaks Up and a lesson plan.

After her master moves his household to California, a slave midwife successfully sues for her freedom and goes on to found an Afro-American church and fourteen

Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Fiction. African & African American Studies. Women's Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. A lyrical, genre-bending coming-of-age tale featurin