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Chief sitting bull painting
Caroline Weldon
American activist (1844–1921)
Caroline Weldon | |
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Weldon in 1915 | |
| Born | Susanna Karolina Faesch (1844-12-04)4 December 1844 Kleinbasel, Canton Basel, Switzerland |
| Died | 15 March 1921(1921-03-15) (aged 76) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| 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.
Early life and education
Caroline Weldon was born Susanna Karolina Faesch on 4 December 1844, in Kleinbasel, Canton Basel, Switzerland.[1] Her father was Johann Lukas Faesch, a career Swiss military officer serving in a Swiss regiment in