biddy

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Peter Purves agreed: "It was always criticism rather than praise. Biddy riled me to bits."

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023

In January 1856, a Los Angeles judge ruled that Biddy, her family and her companions “are entitled to their freedom, and are free and cannot be held in slavery or involuntary servitude.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

“Now is the time to end this historic program that inadvertently limits educational opportunity by granting a preference to those whose parents are graduates of the college,” said Amherst President Biddy Martin.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

“We are doing what we’re doing because we can, and because we should,” Biddy Martin, the college’s president, said.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

Biddy run outside, then come back in with a paper sack.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles