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Tag Archives: California
Bridget Biddy Mason: from Slave to Philanthropist by Linda Harris Sittig
On a block on Spring Street, in downtown Los Angeles, sits a unique art installation, dedicated to a woman whose name had been silent for over one hundred years. Bridget ‘Biddy’ Mason led an incredible life. Born a slave in … Continue reading
Posted in short biographies
Tagged African-American communities, Biddy Mason, California, Los Angeles, Power of Place
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Donaldina Cameron by Linda Harris Sittig
During the late 1840s when the California Gold Rush lured thousands of would-be miners to the West, San Francisco was a wild town of narrow alleyways, hilly streets, and an infamous section called Chinatown. While some men like Levi Strauss … Continue reading
Posted in history, short biographies, strong women
Tagged California, Donaldina Cameron, Gold Rush, San Francisco, sex trade
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Judith Goodman and the Pioneer Women of Big Sur by Linda Harris Sittig
The women who helped to settle the wild coastline that hugs the Santa Lucia Mountains in Monterey County, California came from many different backgrounds. They trickled in over the course of different eras, but were all bound by a love … Continue reading
Posted in strong women
Tagged Big Sur, California, Judith Goodman, Monterey Co. CA, pioneer women
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