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Biddy Mason (August 15, 1818 – January 15, 1891) was an African-American nurse and a Californian real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist. She was one of the founders of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, California. Enslaved upon birth, she developed a variety of skills and developed knowledge of medicine, child ...
Bridget Biddy Mason (1818-1891) is an American Hero. Born enslaved, Mason became one of the first prominent citizens and landowners in Los Angeles in the 1850s and 1860s. She also founded the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles in 1872. Mason was born in Mississippi in 1818.
Feb 9, 2023 · From Enslaved Woman to Millionaire: The Biddy Mason Story. By: Dave Roos | Updated: Feb 9, 2023. As an enslaved woman, Biddy Mason trekked 1,600 miles on foot across the U.S. while herding livestock and nursing a baby. Junkyardsparkle/Wikimedia /HowStuffWorks. On Aug. 15, 1818, a baby girl named Bridget was born into slavery in Georgia.
Jul 12, 2007 · Bridget “Biddy” Mason, born a slave in Mississippi in 1818, achieved financial success that enabled her to support her extended family for generations despite the fact that she was illiterate. In a landmark case she sued her master for their freedom, saved her earnings, invested in real estate, and became a well-known philanthropist in Los ...
Bridget "Biddy" Mason was born into slavery in the Deep South, walked to California as part of a pioneer caravan, fought for her freedom in court, and died a wealthy real-estate investor in Los Angeles. Her perseverance enabled her to find freedom and financial success, ultimately helping numerous others through her philanthropic work.
On 22 January 1856, Bridget “Biddy” Mason and twelve members of her extended family left the Los Angeles courtroom of Judge Benjamin Hayes as free people. She had lived as an enslaved person in California, a supposedly “free” state, for nearly five years.
Sep 30, 2021 · Published September 30, 2021. Updated September 29, 2023. After winning her freedom in 1856, Biddy Mason invested in large tracts of land in downtown L.A., and she used her growing fortune to assist the city’s poorest people. Born into slavery and illiterate all her life, Biddy Mason was nonetheless a clever woman who knew her rights.
