Another kickass woman

[rmd]

Not a geek, but still pretty damned kick-ass. Stagecoach Mary who was the first black woman to work for the US postal service, back in the 1870's, starting when she was 60 years old.

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[sparkymonster.livejournal.com]

Shit. I feel like a complete wimp. AGAIN

[keren-s.livejournal.com]

Fastest applicant to hitch a team of six horses? I think she qualifies as an honorary geek.

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

The school, called Saint Peter’s Mission, consisted of old buildings that were badly in need of repair. Mary, who stood over six feet tall, was as strong as any man and very good at fixing anything. She soon became the foreman, or boss, of the other workers at the school. There was one man, however, who did not want to take orders from a black woman. He argued with Mary, and then struck her. While Mary was falling, the man reached for his gun. Mary, in self-defense, snatched her six-shooter and fired. She was as fast with a pistol as any man.

Jesus... "six feet tall", "strong as any man", "very good at fixing anything", "foreman", "while she was falling, snatched her six-shooter and fired"