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Caroline Weldon

1844-12-04 – 1921-03-15

Portrait of Caroline Weldon
Caroline WeldonCredit: Henry Sauerland, Mount Vernon, NY, USA

Life & Legacy

Susanna Karolina Faesch (December 4, 1844 – March 15, 1921) colloquially known by her pen name Caroline Weldon was a Swiss American artist and activist with the National Indian Defense Association. Weldon became a confidante and the personal secretary to the Lakota Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull during the time when Plains Indians had adopted the Ghost Dance movement.

Occupation & Career

artist

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q5052968 — wikidata View source

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