Mary Ellen Pleasant
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 120 years ago |
| Date of died | January 11,1904 |
| Died | San Francisco |
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| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | abolitionist |
| Date of birth | January 1,1814 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Georgia |
| United States | |
| Place of burial | Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, California, United States |
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| ID | 736578 |
Mary Ellen Pleasant Life story
Mary Ellen Pleasant was a 19th-century entrepreneur, financier, real estate magnate and abolitionist. She was arguably the first self-made millionaire of African-American heritage, preceding Madam C. J. Walker by decades. She identified herself as "a capitalist by profession" in the 1890 United States census.
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