Rode on Cowcatcher

Rode on Cowcatcher

“...In the first Fourth of July celebration in Guthrie Nanette Daisy represented ‘Columbia’ in the big parade, being chosen for that honor by a majority vote of the people. She was an unusually fierce looking young woman, intelligent and cultured, having been a successful teacher in Kentucky, quick at [ill] and generally popular. These qualities brought her cautiously before the public and on all occasions she was among the first to be solicited to partake in the honors and racial events of the youthful territory capital. Frequently she was [ill.] too, to address conventions, political and educational and her talent as an [ill.] was both marked and interesting. In her addresses she used this talent with such success that she became a very popular speaker...”

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Washington Bee

1907-3-2