#MaryEllenPleasant was an amazing women. Had she lived today, she would have made a fortune in the stock market.
Thank you Shooti! 🙏🏼💙
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“ #MaryEllenPleasant (1814–1904) – Known as a successful entrepreneur, she invested in various businesses, including hospitality and food services, which often included tea houses in San Francisco.”—
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#BlackHistoryMonth
Day 23
#MadamCJWalker was a business woman, a philanthropist & an activist.
Along with #AnnieTurnboMalone and #MaryEllenPleasant, these businesswomen used their wealth to help #AfricanAmericans improve their lives.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
Day 23
#MaryEllenPleasant was arguably the 1st self-made millionaire of #AfricanAmerican heritage decades before #MadamCJWalker, but her wealth was not well documented.
This entrepreneur was an abolitionist & part of the #UndergroundRailroad.
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Abolitionist & entrepreneur, Mary Ellen Pleasant used her fortune to aid the Underground Railroad, desegregate San Francisco’s trolleys (1866), & secretly fund John Brown’s raid against slavery. A true powerhouse for Black progress!
#BlackHistoryMonth #MaryEllenPleasant
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Abolitionist & entrepreneur, Mary Ellen Pleasant used her fortune to aid the Underground Railroad, desegregate San Francisco’s trolleys (1866), & secretly fund John Brown’s raid against slavery. A true powerhouse for Black progress!
#BlackHistoryMonth #MaryEllenPleasant
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Abolitionist & entrepreneur, Mary Ellen Pleasant used her fortune to aid the Underground Railroad, desegregate San Francisco’s trolleys (1866), & secretly fund John Brown’s raid against slavery. A true powerhouse for Black progress!
#BlackHistoryMonth #MaryEllenPleasant
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Celebrating Mary Ellen Pleasant, one of the 1st African American female self-made millionaires, who fought for equality & justice. Her 1866 lawsuit ended segregation on public transportation in San Francisco. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #MaryEllenPleasant #FightForJustice #DEI #ResistFascism
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Day 15
#BlackCowboys
There were many #UnsungHeroes out on the Frontier.
#BillPicket #NatLove #BoseIkard #GeorgeGlenn #MaryEllenPleasant #AddisonJones #CathayWilliams #WilliamCathey
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✊🏾 Today, Feb. 10, we 🎉 Mary Ellen Pleasant Day in SF. MEP (early 1800s-1904) is dubbed, "The Mother of Civil Rights in California," for her abolitionists work & for desegregating CA’s public transit system. A savvy entrepreneur she made millions in the 1800s💰. #maryellenpleasant #civilrights
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First time attending Dia De Los Muertos in the Mission. I left a card and roses for Edward on the public altar. If you’re San Franciscan, you know who Mary Ellen Pleasant is… #diadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #maryellenpleasant #deadward
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