
A panel of Bernard Zakheim’s “History of Medicine in California” features Biddy Mason, center, an enslaved woman born in 1818 who became a nurse. Credit...Chris Carlsson
Biddy Mason Saved Lives. Today She May Save Art.
Once enslaved, Biddy Mason went on to a life of extraordinary accomplishments.
The fact that she figures in W.P.A. murals in San Francisco may save them from destruction.
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