Caroline Weldon | |
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Born | Susanna Karolina Faesch 4 December 1844 Kleinbasel, Canton Basel, Switzerland |
Died | 15 March 1921 Brooklyn, New York, United States | (aged 76)
Pen name | Caroline Weldon |
Occupation | Artist, Indian Rights activist |
Nationality | Swiss, American |
Caroline Weldon (born Susanna Karolina Faesch; 4 December 1844 – 15 March 1921) 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.