⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵Criminals called her "Fahn Quai" or the "White Devil" of Chinatown. To the thousands of women and girls she saved, she was "Lo Mo", the "Beloved Mother". Meet Donaldina Cameron, a New Zealand (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wome... - ThreadSky

eddsmitty.bsky.social • 1 day ago

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️

🧵Criminals called her "Fahn Quai" or the "White Devil" of Chinatown. To the thousands of women and girls she saved, she was "Lo Mo", the "Beloved Mother". Meet Donaldina Cameron, a New Zealand (cont)

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/women-banded-together-fight-slavery-san-francisco-180972113/

Comments

drawsacat.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you. I did not know her

iwantyoustudio.bsky.social•1 day ago

vatxbluedot.bsky.social•1 day ago

What an amazing story of brave women! Thank you for sharing it.

neptuniandemocracy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Quan Yin personified

kpax35.bsky.social•13 hours ago

women's history and the fight for their voices to be heard can NEVER BE ERASED no matter what Republicans do!

annebolyea.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for sharing Eddie!

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good morning, Anne😊💙

You're welcome!🙏🏽

#KeepItWoke

kathyswords.bsky.social•1 day ago

Dang it. There are good people in the world.

kathyswords.bsky.social•1 day ago

There are good purple in the world. Thanks Eddie

cajunasfuck.bsky.social•1 day ago

The best International Women story of the day.

brentsilveria.bsky.social•23 hours ago

How strange I was reading a book only 10 minutes before seeing this post where she was brought up

lilacpoint.bsky.social•1 day ago

I recently (obsessively) binge watched a Series called Warrior and I would sware the character Nellie Davenport is loosely based on Dolly Cameron. As soon as I read the description for this book this morning, it went on a list of next purchases.

nanswak.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great photo/story… I wonder if Smithsonian will be purged of history. 😕

abigailcolter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fascinating. What an interesting melding of culture, religion, and rebellion. Those involved show the diverse roots of feminism/anti-patriarchy activism.

kparent.bsky.social•1 day ago

Interesting that people who had no racial or gender right, could use religion as a shield. Religion can also be used as a weapon.

lovescts.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trafficking of women still exists.

princessalaafia.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

davidicouldbewrong.bsky.social•1 day ago

Women unite. Grab the power that is rightfully yours. https://cbwrong.blogspot.com/?m=1

browneyedgirl876.bsky.social•1 day ago

Very interesting. What powerful fighters!

mmmarvalous.bsky.social•1 day ago

What a remarkable story and legacy!

clairenb47.bsky.social•1 day ago

I highly recommend the 2019 film, Chinatown Rising. It is the story of Rev Dr Harry Chuck (retired DCH ED) and his extraordinary community organizing. I had the privilege to work w Harry for 3 years as his Dep Director. It's a remarkable story.

arletajames.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Thank you for this recommendation. I look forward to watching this.

twinlines.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you for raising awareness of these amazing women!

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

You're very welcome!😊🙏🏽💙

#KeepItWoke

bambooshooti.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Cameron was a force. Thanks for the reminder of her story.

ramstandsstrong.bsky.social•1 day ago

Interesting to see all of the suffering at corruption that men have caused on this continent. The Indians, the Chinese, the Japanese, and of course Blacks. They even turn on each other when there are no others left. Greed, corruption and the lust for control, follows them wherever they go. Sad!

kamauatl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Replace “men” with “white people”

heartsonycgr.bsky.social•1 day ago

sunnydayssmile.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just followed you because of the woke content warning at the top 😆. Thanks for this post

tazgal52.bsky.social•1 day ago

Amazing courage at a time when women were disregarded. Don't mess with the power of women, we are fierce!

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

Indeed! 💯

debbie156.bsky.social•1 day ago

#WomensHistoryMonth

turtlegurll.bsky.social•1 day ago

#SHERO

scotsandlit.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is awesome

kikkiboinski.bsky.social•1 day ago

I worked with a Salty Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War. I thought you were talking about Jane Fonda. He told me so many stories. BUT wrong person.

pawbaby2.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you Eddie for sharing this!♥️

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 hour ago

😊🙏🏽💙

mackanick.bsky.social•1 day ago

That is type of woman that makes the devil say, first thing in the morning: "Damn! She is up too!" 😱

notmine20172025.bsky.social•1 day ago

What a fantastic story. You have taught me so much through the articles you post and I thank you. I’ve always believed we should strive to learn at least one thing every day. I learned many from this article. Thank you again!!

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

You're very welcome!😊🙏🏽💙

#KeepItWoke

reddancer.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you so much for this. This made my morning. 🙏🫶🙏💙

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

born missionary who rescued thousands of Chinese women & girls from slavery and forced prostitution. While slavery was outlawed in the US, the market opened for human trafficking, especially out west. Chinese immigrants were targeted, especially women. Cameron's work began (cont)

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

when she met Margaret Culbertson at the Occidental Board Presbyterian Mission House in San Francisco around 1895. Together, they used the facility as refuge for Chinese women who were forced into slavery & prostitution. (cont)

https://www.sfpublicpress.org/they-saved-girls-and-women-in-chinatown-from-slavery/

datgirl22005.bsky.social•1 day ago

💙💙💙

franktru01.bsky.social•1 day ago

Excellent thread, thank you for sharing this.

bbpaint.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you for sharing..

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

You're welcome! 😊🙏🏽

#KeepItWoke

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

In 1897, two years after the death of her mentor Culbertson, Cameron became the superintendent of the facility at age 27. In 1906, the home was destroyed in Great San Francisco earthquake & fire. It was rebuilt in 1907 at 920 Sacramento Street, where it still stands today.(cont)

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

Cameron continued her work until her retirement in 1934. In 1942, the Occidental Mission Home was renamed the Donaldina Cameron House.

The "Beloved Mother" of Chinatown passed away in 1968 at the age of 98.

#KeepItWoke
#DedicatedToTam✡️🕊
#WomensHistoryMonth

chefmj237.bsky.social•1 day ago

A long life well-lived in the service of others. She challenges us all. ❤️

ivyjofreeman123.bsky.social•1 day ago

Very interesting, Eddie!! I'm always learning something new from you!!

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good morning, Ivy! I'm learning right along with you, Sis. 💙

Peace & respect.☮️🙏🏽🥰

#KeepItWoke

eddsmitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

ADDENDUM: The Cameron House remains a pillar of strength in San Francisco and is serving the Chinese community today.

More on the life and work of Donaldina "The Beloved Mother" Cameron here:

#WomensHistoryMonth
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy

https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Donaldina_Cameron:_The_Person_Behind_the_Legend

vatxbluedot.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story of brave women!

timotea.bsky.social•1 day ago

Dear Eddie, thank you so much for posting this story. I’m now going to read all the articles you referenced in your post. The story touched my heart. Ms. Cameron is to be admired for doing what she could to uplift the Asian community that suffered from racism, bigotry and discrimination.

xraybites.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you so much for teaching me something new today. Never heard of her before and a woman to honor🤍🌺

tmel1219.bsky.social•1 day ago

#WomensHistoryMonth

moonshinea.bsky.social•1 day ago

We have a problem in the US with very aged AAPI people who were trafficked decades ago and who have no resources on which to survive.

lotstosay.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you for sharing this story. History is filled with unsung heroes who did incredible things. Trying to erase it, or pretend it didn't happen, won't work. But we can't just rely on our educational institutions any more to give us that history.

katie-did.bsky.social•1 day ago

Whoa. Thank you for sharing this- I'm definitely going to read more about it.

imbedini.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is a fascinating story.

roguecitizenone.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks, my friend, for this post. It is important to remember, especially during these trying times, that there are good people who came before us and set an example for how we can do the right thing.

amycoplan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Amen!!

valhuntbeauty.bsky.social•1 day ago

What an awesome story!! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

catrio.bsky.social•1 day ago

Really interesting thank you. Her family would definitely have been from the Western Isles in Scotland as the islands are the only place where a man’s name is extended to suit women, unsurprisingly I have never come across the opposite 🤦🏻‍♀️😁

mojochefjeff.bsky.social•7 hours ago

A Saint

gbme505.bsky.social•1 day ago

Celebrate women.

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply