Mary Fields (Stagecoach Mary) was the FIRST Black American & 2nd woman to deliver the mail in the U.S. At 60, she applied for a mail carrier position in Montana's Cascade region. She aced the job by skillfully hitching her horses faster than anyone else. Despite bandits, wolves, & grueling weather, Mary never missed driving the route with horses & Moses, her mule. She would often trek by foot over 10 miles with sacks over her shoulder.
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@Deglassco @[email protected] @BlackMastodon my last Fallout 4 character was based on her, my head cannon had her as a distant ancestor to the character. In the appocalypse this descendant then follows in her footsteps.
I used the gunslinger tree (Luck in the Game) with lever action rifles, and she wore the postman hat and uniform - a reference to Field's being a mailcoach rider.
Also built settlements and set up trade routes - in-game stage coach equivalent.
@Deglassco she's both black and a woman, but I'm sure that has nothing to do with the shocking failure of the USPS to celebrate her...
I learned about her when I googled female gunslingers looking for character inspiration. But she was so much more than just a shooter. She was a freed slave who became a career woman in the 19th century. She only became a gunslinging coach rider at age 60!
Before that she owned a restaurant, which failed because she fed people even if they couldn't pay.
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