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    Rose Fortune was born in 1774 in Philadelphia to runaway slaves who gained their freedom by pledging loyalty to the British Army during the American Revolution. She and her family were among 3000 Black Loyalists who sailed from New York to Nova Scotia when she was 10. Later in life, she started a luggage transportation business and became the first female police officer in North America by enforcing curfews to keep streets safe at night.

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    Rose Fortune was born in 1774 in Philadelphia to runaway slaves who gained their freedom by pledging loyalty to the British Army during the American Revolution. She and her family were among 3000 Black Loyalists who sailed from New York to Nova Scotia when she was 10. Later in life, she started a luggage transportation business and became the first female police officer in North America by enforcing curfews to keep streets safe at night.

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    Rose Fortune was born in 1774 in Philadelphia to runaway slaves who gained their freedom by pledging loyalty to the British Army during the American Revolution. She and her family were among 3000 Black Loyalists who sailed from New York to Nova Scotia when she was 10. Later in life, she started a luggage transportation business and became the first female police officer in North America by enforcing curfews to keep streets safe at night.

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    February is Black History

    Month
    Rose Fortune

    Born on March 13, 1774 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rose Fortune


    was the daughter of runaway slaves. Her parents were Black Loyalist
    during the American Revolution, who gained their freedom by
    pledging their loyalty to the British Army. When she was 10, she and
    3000 other Black Loyalist sailed from New York to Nova Scotia. She
    later married and had three children. When she was 50, she began a
    business transporting luggage from the docks to the local hotels and
    houses. She also became the first female police officer in North
    America when she enforced curfews to keep the streets safe at night.

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