Mary Elizabeth Bowser (Q490500)
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Mary Elizabeth Bowser
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Mary Elizabeth Bowser
Born Enslaved. Free before 13th Amendment. Union spy who took on the role of "Ellen Bond" and worked in the household of Jefferson Davis. Attempted to burn down the Confederate White House. Also kept a journal, which was lost in 1952.