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Mar 8, 2023 · And they were willing to pay for it. One hot August day in 1897 a young lady named Elizabeth Hudson Smith stepped down from the train at the Wickenburg depot. This tall, hard-working African-American woman didn’t come to dig for gold. She planned to make her fortune in the hospitality business. Elizabeth spent her first night in a run-down ...
Feb 13, 2007 · We continue our series honoring Black History Month with the extraordinary tale of an African-American woman in the early days of Arizona’s history. Elizabeth Hudson Smith was an African-American woman who owned several properties in Wickenburg in the early 1900s, but also faced the heavy hand of discrimination. Transcript: José Cárdenas:
May 21, 2024 · Elizabeth Hudson Smith arrived in Wickenburg in 1897. She and her husband, Bill, easily blended into the small mining community that already consisted of Mexicans, Indians, Asians and European ...
Mar 27, 2019 · In the series Women of the West, The Show explores stories of Arizona women who helped shape their communities and our state’s history. Elizabeth Hudson Smith and her husband, Bill, settled in Wickenburg in 1897. "They got jobs initially at the Baxter Hotel, which was quite a dilapidated little place at the time, but Elizabeth became very ...
Mar 2, 2023 · American Southwest history has plenty of stories about pioneering men exploring new lands but women also made their mark. To kick off Women's History Month w...
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Oct 15, 2017 · Elizabeth Hudson Smith arrived in Wickenburg in 1897. She and her husband, Bill, easily blended into the small mining community that already consisted of Mexicans, Indians, Asians and European-Americans. Little is known of Elizabeth’s early life. She was born in Alabama sometime around 1870, the daughter of freed slaves.
Feb 21, 2005 · Horizon profiles Elizabeth Hudson Smith, a significant entrepreneur in Wickenburg. At a time when opportunities were extremely limited for African-American women, Elizabeth Hudson Smith broke all the rules. Tonight on "Horizon," as President Bush begins meeting with European leaders this week, a discussion of the nuclear dangers facing the world.
