With Open Hands: A Story about Biddy Mason (Creative Minds Biographies)

About this book

Born a slave in Georgia in 1818 Bridget "Biddy" Mason learned to survive in a harsh world. Taken from her parents as a young child Biddy grew up to be self-reliant and hard working. When she and her children finally found freedom in California in 1855 she turned her nursing skills into a successful career as a midwife. Even after she became a wealthy landowner in Los Angeles Biddy never forgot her basic philosophy of sharing with others: "The open hand is blessed " she always said "for it gives in abundance even as it receives."