Storyteller Carol Shelton will present the story of Maria Rogers Martin, brought to Missouri as an enslaved woman, was freed as a result of the Civil War, and made a life for herself and her family.  She was a pioneer woman in every sense of the word.  Presentation made possible through the Missouri Humanities Speakers Bureau Series.

Location Pearson Hall at the Cass County Library, 400 E. Mechanic, Harrisonville, MO