Various Businesses
Mary Ellen Pleasant (August 19, 1814 – January 4,1904)
American
Pleasant, by 1904 Public Domain via Wikipedia Commons
Websites
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- Lowe, T. “Mary Ellen Pleasant (1814-1904),” Blackpast.org.
- White, Edward. “A Girl Full of Smartness,” The Paris Review, June 2, 2017.
- Mary Ellen Pleasant – Wikipedia
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