Bridget "Biddy" Mason: From Slave to Businesswoman
by Williams, Jean Kinney
Series:Signature Lives: American Frontier Era
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AR Book Level
7.3
AR Points
2
Word Count
12,192
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
100265 EN
About this book
After winning her freedom in a California court, former slave Bridget "Biddy" Mason worked as a nurse and bought a house that she used to help people in need. She lived her life with an "open hand," a hand that both received and shared blessings.
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