| LC control no. | n 98044447 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Brown, Clara, 1803-1885 |
| Variant(s) | Aunt Clara Brown, 1803-1885 |
| Biography/History note | Individual was a slave. |
| Located | Denver (Colo.) |
| Birth date | 1803 |
| Death date | 1885-10-26 |
| Place of birth | Gallatin (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Denver (Colo.) |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Profession or occupation | Businesswomen Pioneers |
| Found in | Lowery, L. Aunt Clara Brown, c1999. LC data base, May 13, 1998 (hdg.: Brown, Clara, 1800-1885; usage: "Aunt" Clara Brown) African American National Biography, accessed June 08, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Brown, Clara; 'Aunt' Clara Brown, entrepreneur, frontierswoman / pioneer; born in 1803 in Gallatin, Texas, United States; became a landowner after serving as a house slave for decades; started a booming laundry business in Central City, coupled with land and mining investments in several Colorado counties; belonged to the Central City Presbyterian Church and supported a variety of local congregations; became one of the wealthiest women in the West; helped find homes and jobs for families, with contributions to the African American community growing and continuing for generations; bought and sold land and homes; posthumous honors include, induction into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame (1989); installation of a stained glass window image at the Colorado State Capitol; died 26 October 1885 in Denver, Colorado, United States) |
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