With open hands : a story about Biddy Mason /

With open hands : a story about Biddy Mason /

Recounts the life of Biddy Mason, a slave who found freedom in California in 1856, who practiced the philosophy of sharing as she nursed the sick, delivered babies, and started many philanthropic projects after becoming a wealthy landowner in Los Angeles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferris, Jeri
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Ramstad, Ralph L., 1919- (Illustrator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [1999]
Series:Creative minds biography.
Subjects:
Mason, Biddy, > 1818-1891 > Juvenile literature.
Mason, Biddy, > 1818-1891.
Women slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American midwives > California > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Slaves.
African Americans > Biography.
Women > Biography.
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