Lone Women
Lone WomenVictor D. LaValle
Characters in Lone Women
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Adelaide Henry
A Black woman who leaves California in 1915 to homestead in Montana, carrying a locked steamer trunk she must never open.
Antagonists
Jope Mudge
A ruthless matriarch who stalks the homesteaders with the help of her violent sons.
Supporting characters
Grace Price
A widowed homesteader isolated by her neighbors, who will do anything to protect her young son.
Bertie Brown
A Black businesswoman in Big Sandy who runs a saloon and a cleaners, and an ally to Adelaide.
Fiona Wong
Bertie Brown's partner in business and in life.