Mary Fields was the first African American to carry mail on a Star Route for the United States Post Office Department and the second woman to receive a Star Route contract. She was in her early 60's when she started this work. Her story is quite incredible.

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Sources:

• Metcalf McConnell, Miantae (2016). Deliverance Mary Fields, First African American Woman Star Route Mail Carrier in the United States: A Montana History
• https://www.cowgirl.net/portfolios/maryfields/

• https://postalmuseum.si.edu/stagecoach-mary-fields

• https://www.nps.gov/people/mary-fields.htm

• https://montanacowboyfame.org/inductees/2015/5/mary-stagecoach-mary-fields

• https://www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches

• https://www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches