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A Woman to Know: Mary Tape

A Woman to Know: Mary Tape

I will let the world see sir what justice there is when it is governed by the race of prejudice men. — Mary Tape

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I will let the world see sir what justice there is when it is governed by the race of prejudice men. — Mary Tape

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In 1868, 11-year-old Mary Tape arrived in San Francisco. She traveled from Shanghai alone and sought refuge with the Ladies’ Protection & Relief Society. There, she studied English and eventually met her husband Jo…

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