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Episode: (Women's History Month) The Story of Mary Fields aka "Stagecoach Mary" (c. 1832 - 1914)
Description: Subscribe to our education YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziALearn more about Mary Fields aka "Stagecoach Mary" by Shelby Amspacher; Intern, Department of Education and Visitor Services (2020)https://postalmuseum.si.edu/stagecoach-mary-fieldsStanding six feet tall and powerful, many bandits learned to stay clear of Stagecoach Mary in the American Old West. Stagecoach Mary Fields carried a gun, smoked, drank and had a wicked temper. Mary was the first African American woman to carry mail on a Star Route for the United States Post Office Department. Mary Fields was born into slavery in either 1832 or 1833; her exact...