Fields, Mary
c.1832-1914 · Contribution: 1895-1903
Transportation
First African American woman to work as a U.S. Postal Service Star Route mail carrier
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Quick facts
- Born
- c.1832-1914
- Active since
- 1895-1903
- Category
- Transportation
Impact on the world
Born into slavery, Fields became a celebrated figure of the American West, proving her reliability on one of the era's most punishing mail routes.
Sources
- Smithsonian National Postal Museum
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