Though she never had her own, children adored her and parents in her area often hired her to babysit. From her life as an enslaved woman in Tennessee, to her later years in Montana when she offered …

Dec 1, 2025 · Mary Fields, American pioneer who was the first African American woman to become a U.S. postal service star (contract) route mail carrier. Her dedication and reliability on the difficult route …

Apr 1, 2020 · Stagecoach Mary Fields was a force to be reckoned with. During her adventurous lifetime, Fields became the first African American woman to carry mail on a Star Route for the United States …

There are many legends about Mary Fields, an African American pioneer in late 19th century Montana. These myths have been exaggerated in the century since her death, yet oral and written accounts …

Born enslaved in Tennessee, this girl came west with Ursuline nuns after being freed.

Mary Fields, better known as “Stagecoach Mary,” is both a physical and symbolic pioneer. Not only did Mary Fields traverse the rigorous Montana terrain through rain and shine, but she was the first …

Sep 14, 2017 · Mary Fields, better known as Stagecoach Mary. Her story becomes clearer after the end of the Civil War, when she was freed. Many formerly enslaved people headed north to friendlier …

Fields, Mary (c. 1832–1914) African-American former slave, associated with the Ursuline nuns, who was one of the first women to drive a U.S. mail coach on a regular route and became a folk hero of the …

Mary Fields, aka Stagecoach Mary, was one of the first women entrepreneurs, stagecoach drivers, and pioneers of the American West. Born as a slave in Tennessee, Fields was orphaned and grew up …

Mary Fields was one of the most colorful characters in the history of the Great Plains. Various descriptions of her claim that she was six feet tall, weighed over 200 pounds, smoked homemade …