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Amazing! Reposted from @facts_and_video At the age of 63, this gunslinging, booze-swilling, fist-fighting freed slave became the first black woman in U.S. history to deliver the mail — and she did it across the Wild West. From smoking her own hand-rolled cigars to fighting off a pack of wolves, follow the link in our profile to read the true story of Stagecoach Mary Fields.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #ushistory #blackhistory #stagecoachmaryfields #maryfields #wildwest #badass - #regrann (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nbP-CnAlV/?igshid=1dadlkaxf3mnl

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"Stagecoach Mary" aka Mary Fields transcended the traditional gender boundaries for women of the 1800s. She neither married nor depended on the support of the church. Handy with a gun, she smoked, drank, and swore and took a “man’s job” delivering mail in Montana earning the nickname “Stagecoach Mary” for her reliability and speed. #maryfields #stagecoachmary #stagecoachmaryfields #womenshistorymonth #strongwomen #history #dailyhistory #dailyhistorypics #dailyvintagepics #vintagehistoricalpics #historicalspeakingpics #vintagepics #knowyourhistory #didyouknow #historicalfacts #dailyhistoricalfacts #historyisfun #historynerd #historygeek #blastfromthepast #theworldbackthen #funfacts #dailyhistorypost