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Mary Ellen Pleasant (August 19, 1814 [a] – January 11, 1904 [b]) was an American 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.
Bell was a decades-long bachelor [4] when Pleasant introduced him to Teresa Percy Hoey, [3] [10] who had been one of her "protégés". [11] [d] Teresa's maiden name was Harris and she was a widow when she married Bell. [10] Home of Mary Ellen Pleasant and Thomas Bell's family, 1861 Octavia, San Francisco, California
Bell's father had been an associate of African-American businesswoman Mary Ellen Pleasant, and with her assistance he had built a fortune of $30 million ($1,020 million today). He died in 1892 after falling down a flight of stairs, leaving a third of his estate and a substantial allowance to his family.
Similarly, in The Wind on Her Tongue, Oya’s relationships with Marie Laveau and Mary Ellen Pleasant provide her with guidance, solidarity and a shared sense of purpose. These women, each ...
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Mary Ellen is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Mary Ellen Duncan (1941–2022), American academic administrator and teacher; Mary Ellen Mark (1940–2015), American photographer; Mary Ellen Pleasant (1815–1904), American entrepreneur, financier, real estate magnate, and abolitionist
Ellen DeGeneres. Net Worth: $500 million. Ellen DeGeneres started her career as a stand-up comedian and got her big break in 1986, when she was booked on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”
Woodworth and his brother were abolitionists, his brother having served in the Atlantic to end the slave trade. A fugitive slave named Mary Ellen Pleasant had come to San Francisco in 1852 aboard the steamer Oregon. Initially she took employment working as a cook and housekeeper at the house belonging to the Case, Heiser & Company, Woodworth's ...