# Mary Ellen Pleasant

> African-American entrepreneur (1814-1904)

**Wikidata**: [Q15499500](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15499500)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Pleasant)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-ellen-pleasant


## References

1. [Source](https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/06/02/a-girl-full-of-smartness/)
2. Find a Grave
3. BnF authorities
4. [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/obituaries/mary-ellen-pleasant-overlooked.html)
5. Notable Black American Women
6. general catalog of BnF
7. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
8. Virtual International Authority File
9. SNAC
10. [Source](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51718648/obituary-for-mary-ellen-pleasant-aged/)
11. [Source](https://books.google.com/books?id=S1kEAAAAMBAJ&q=%2522James+W.+Smith%2522+plantation+Virginia+abolitionist&pg=PA35)