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Mary Richards, also known as Mary Jane Richards Garvin and possibly Mary Bowser (born 1846), was a Union spy during the Civil War. She was possibly born enslaved from birth in Virginia, but there is no documentation of where she was born or who her parents were.
Jul 20, 2023 · SUMMARY. Mary Richards Bowser was born into slavery and later became a missionary to Liberia, a Union spy in the Confederate White House during the American Civil War (1861–1865), and a teacher at freedmen’s schools. As a child, she was enslaved by the Van Lew family of Richmond; Elizabeth Van Lew, who had arranged for her to be educated in ...
Apr 23, 2018 · Among the many formerly enslaved people was young Mary Bowser, born Mary Jane Richards. Believed to have been born between 1839 and 1841, Richards remained a servant for the Van Lew family...
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May 31, 2016 · Both borrowed names and black skin play into the amazing story of Mary Richards Bowser, a woman now recognized as a Union spy who actually made her way into the Confederate White House during...
The black Georgia school teacher who turned out to be a Union spy. The White House of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. Mary Richards Bowser, part of an interracial spy ring of Union...
Jun 19, 2019 · Mary Richards Denman was a slave, a Civil War spy and a postbellum advocate for racial justice. Why are we still erasing her from history?
Jun 21, 2012 · A century and a half later, Mary Richards Bowser remains a fascinating yet frustratingly obscured figure in American history. Ultimately, the lessons she offers us may be about the...
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