Mary fields

We WARHorses are a pretty fierce bunch, we're in our 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's riding 1200 horses several times a week. We seek inspiration from strong women who proceeded us and blazed new trails. Stagecoach Mary is one such intrepid woman! Enjoy

Mary Fields walking down the road of Cascade, Montana

Mary Fields, first Black woman to deliver mail. She used her own stagecoach.

Mary Fields, American pioneer who was the first African American woman to become a U.S. postal service star (contract) route mail carrier. Her dedication and reliability on the difficult route earned her the sobriquet Stagecoach Mary. Learn more about the life and legend of Mary Fields.

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Mary Fields entered Montana "with a double barreled pistol, a heart of gold, and an iron resolve to raise hell."

Born enslaved in Tennessee, this girl came west with Ursuline nuns after being freed. Not known for her quiet temperament, she left the convent in her teens and became, in time, a restaurant owner in several towns in Montana, Wyoming and Alberta and Saskatachewan, Canada, … Read MoreMary Fields (1832-1914)