Stagecoach Mary!

Mary Fields was the first black woman to deliver mail in the US. She lived in Cascade Montana and became a local legend.

"Born a slave somewhere in Tennessee, Mary lived to become one of the freest souls ever to draw a breath, or a .38." - Gary Cooper (1959)

Read more about her here:

https://cascademtwedsworthlibrary.org/cascade-legends-mary-fields/

https://explorethearchive.com/stagecoach-mary-fields

https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/pdf/star-routes.pdf

https://www.nps.gov/people/mary-fields.htm

https://montanawomenshistory.org/the-life-and-legend-of-mary-fields

https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/question/2014/march.htm

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fields-1621

https://montanacowboyfame.org/inductees/2015/5/mary-stagecoach-mary-fields#:~:text=Gary%20Cooper%20wrote%20an%20article,a%20true%20to%20life%20character.

https://www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches