With open hands
Subtitle: a story about Biddy Mason
By: by Jeri Chase Ferris ; illustrated by Ralph L. Ramstad.
Contributors: Ramstad, Ralph L., 1919- ill.
Series: A creative minds biography
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891 -- Juvenile literature.; Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891.; Women slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African American midwives -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Slaves.; African Americans -- Biography.; Women -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Recounts the life of Biddy Mason, a slave who found freedom in California in 1856, who practiced the philosophy of sharing as she nursed the sick, delivered babies, and started many philanthropic projects after becoming a wealthy landowner in Los Angeles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61) and index.