The Making of Mammy Pleasant: A Black Entrepreneur in Nineteenth-Century San Francisco
(Part of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Series)
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Investigating Mary Ellen Pleasant's convoluted legacy Mary Ellen Pleasant arrived in Gold Rush-era San Francisco a free black woman with abolitionist convictions and a predilection for entrepreneurial success. Behind the convenient and trusted disguise of "Mammy," she transformed domestic labor into enterprise, amassed remarkable real estate, wealth, and power, and gained notoriety for her work in fighting Jim Crow. Pleasant's...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252075277
ISBN13:9780252075278
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.7" x 9.0"
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19th Century African-American & Black African-American Studies Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Business Ethnic & National Politics & Social Sciences Professionals & Academics Specific Demographics Specific Groups State & Local Women Women's StudiesCustomer Reviews
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