Biddy Mason
2013-07-06T12:36:28-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTY5XC8yMDEzMDcwNjEyMzY0NjAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Camille Gavin talked about her book, Biddy Mason: A Place of Her Own, in which she chronicles the life of former slave and entrepreneur Bridget “Biddy” Mason, who, after gaining her freedom, worked as a midwife and began purchasing real estate in California. By the 1890s, Ms. Mason had a net worth of $300,000.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Bakersfield, California, from June 3-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Bakersfield, California, from June 3-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.
Camille Gavin talked about her book, Biddy Mason: A Place of Her Own, in which she chronicles the life of former slave and entrepreneur Brid… read more
Camille Gavin talked about her book, Biddy Mason: A Place of Her Own, in which she chronicles the life of former slave and entrepreneur Bridget “Biddy” Mason, who, after gaining her freedom, worked as a midwife and began purchasing real estate in California. By the 1890s, Ms. Mason had a net worth of $300,000.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Bakersfield, California, from June 3-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. close
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