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Rose Gordon

Arts & Life

Bold Women: Rose Gordon, healer, writer and advocate for equality

Beth Judy

Rose Gordon was born in White Sulphur Springs in 1883 to former slave Mary Goodall and African-Scottish cook John Gordon. When she died, community leaders carried her coffin and the newspaper celebrated the impact and courage.