All posts tagged "Lydia Maria Child"
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11.5K1MassachusettsHarriet Jacobs, Enslaved, Tells of Her #MeToo Moments. No One Believes Her.
Harriet Jacobs, held in slavery, wrote a book about her sexual oppression that people didn’t believe for more than a century. Then...
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14.7K3ConnecticutDavid Ruggles, the Go-To Conductor on the Underground Railroad
David Ruggles helped 600 enslaved people to freedom during the 1830s despite attempts to kill him, kidnap him and burn down his...
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24.6K1Arts and LeisureHarriet Hosmer, Pioneering Woman Artist
Harriet Hosmer was one of the best known artists — and one of the best known professional women — of her time....
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