Back to School--in the 1840s and 1850s
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Starting the school year—the 1844-45 school year, that is.
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Frederick Douglass and the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society
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The Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society, the group that sponsored Frederick Douglass’s famous July 4 speech, raised money, held lectures, hid fugitives—and remembered to serve refreshments at their monthly meetings.
Read MoreJulia Wilbur: Teacher and Equal Pay Advocate
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Julia Wilbur’s experiences as a teacher from 1844 to 1859 ring true today. Equal pay for equal work, anyone?
Read MoreHoliday Gift, 1850s: Autographs for Freedom
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Hot Christmas gift in 1853-1854: Autographs for Freedom, compiled by the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society.
Read MoreJulia Wilbur in Rochester
/September has been my month to travel for some "early years" Julia Wilbur research. Now I have to sort through and do something with all that I learned.
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