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Contribution #83 of 365
Alice Ballard
160-Acre Homesteader and Land Developer
1901
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How this work helped shape America
Alice Ballard successfully secured a federal patent for a 160-acre California homestead in 1901. She developed the property through residence, construction, fencing, land clearing, cultivation, fruit trees, and vines, making her one of California's earliest documented Black American women homesteaders.