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28th AprilWoman of the Day: Harriet Beecher Stowe, was an American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) was a depiction of life for African-Americans under slavery; it reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and United Kingdom. It energized anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South.
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"I am not going to die, I’m going home like a shooting star." 3rd FebruarySource: Sojourner Truth+6 notesSojourner Truthquoteswomanabolitionistwocpochistory -
"Friendships are discovered rather than made." 20th JanuarySource: Harriet Beecher Stowe+7 notesHarriet Beecher Stowequoteswomanabolitionistfriendship -
"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." 19th JanuarySource: Harriet Beecher Stowe+15 notesHarriet Beecher Stowequoteswomanabolitionist -
"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone." 6th JanuarySource: Harriet Beecher Stowe+5 notesharriet beecher stowequoteswomanabolitionisthistory -
14th OctoberWoman of the Day: Lucy Stone, she was a prominent American abolitionist and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women. In 1847, Stone was the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She spoke out for women’s rights and against slavery at a time when women were discouraged and prevented from public speaking.
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13th AugustHappy 194th Birthday Lucy Stone! She was was a prominent American abolitionist and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women. In 1847, Stone was the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. She spoke out for women’s rights and against slavery at a time when women were discouraged and prevented from public speaking.
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"Never wound a snake; kill it" 3rd AugustSource: Harriet Tubman+5 notesabolitionistfeministhistoryquotesHarriet Tubman -
"Never wound a snake; kill it" 23rd JulySource: Harriet Tubman+1 noteHarriet Tubmanfeministabolitionistquoteshistory -
"Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff." 23rd JulySource: Sojourner Truth, an African-American abolitionist and feminist.+3 notesSojourner Truthquotesfeministabolitionistactivistreligionhumanity
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