2. Mary Fields

Known as “Stagecoach Mary,” Mary Fields was born into slavery in Tennessee prior to becoing a legendary figure in the American West. Fields played a significant role in the development of the West, and upon gaining her freedom, she moved to Montana where she became the first Black woman to be employed as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.

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