Career
Weldon became an artist and married twice in New York. After her divorce from Schlatter and later also from Weldon, she became committed to the cause of Native Americans, especially the Lakota Indians in the Dakota Territory. She became an activist with the National Indian Defense Association.
In 1889 she traveled to Standing Rock Indian Reservation. She volunteered to assist Chief Sitting Bull of the Lakota, who did not write English. She wrote letters to the US government trying to argue his cause. Her activities caused much criticism, especially as she lived with the chief and his three wives. The US Indian Agent James McLaughlin complained about her.
Weldon also painted four portraits of the chief. One is now held by the North Dakota Historical Society.
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