Prudence Crandall's School Battle

Prudence Crandall's School Battle

Prudence Crandall

19th-century American female teacher, educational reformer, and supporter of the abolitionist movement. Advocated for educational equality despite facing strong opposition and persecution through the establishment of a school for Black women.

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Year Prudence Crandall
1803
Birth of Prudence Crandall (Period: September 3, 1803, Location: Hopkinton, Rhode Island, United States (near Carpenter’s Mills))
1833
Canterbury Female Boarding School Incident (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1833–1834, Location: Canterbury, Connecticut, United States)
Connecticut "Black Law" Enactment Incident (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1833, Location: Connecticut)
1834
Marriage (Prudence Crandall and Calvin Philleo, Age: 30 years old, Period: c. August 1834, Location: Canterbury, Connecticut, United States area)
1861
American Civil War (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1861–1865, Location: North Carolina, Virginia, etc.)
1863
Emancipation Proclamation (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1863, Location: United States)
1890
Death of Prudence Crandall (Age: 86 years old, Period: January 28, 1890 (Elk Falls, Kansas))

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