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Mrs. Mary E. Scott; Composer of the introduction, Chicago.

Mrs. Mary E. Scott; Composer of the introduction, Chicago.

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Aunt Phebe. - Public domain portrait print

Aunt Phebe. - Public domain portrait print

aunt phebe uncle tom and others character studies among the old slaves of the south fifty years after

Flogging American women. - Public domain dedication image

Flogging American women. - Public domain dedication image

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Miss Hallie Q. Brown. ; Miss Dora E. Johnson.

Miss Hallie Q. Brown. ; Miss Dora E. Johnson.

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Mrs. Josephine A. Silone Yates. Scientist, Educator, Writer, known as Mrs. R.K. Potter.

Mrs. Josephine A. Silone Yates. Scientist, Educator, Writer, known as ...

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Georgia M. Debabtiste. Language Teacher and Writer.

Georgia M. Debabtiste. Language Teacher and Writer.

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Angelina W. Grimké. - Public domain portrait print

Angelina W. Grimké. - Public domain portrait print

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Mrs. Frances E.W. Harper. - Public domain portrait print

Mrs. Frances E.W. Harper. - Public domain portrait print

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Mrs. Georgia Douglas Johnson. - Public domain portrait painting

Mrs. Georgia Douglas Johnson. - Public domain portrait painting

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Lucy Wilmot Smith. Writer. - Public domain portrait engraving
Mrs. Anne Spencer. - Public domain portrait print

Mrs. Anne Spencer. - Public domain portrait print

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. - Public domain portrait engraving

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Mrs. F. E. W. Harper, Author and Lecturer, Philadelphia, Pa.

Mrs. F. E. W. Harper, Author and Lecturer, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Sojourner Truth. - An old black and white photo of a woman

Sojourner Truth. - An old black and white photo of a woman

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Clarissa M. Thompson. Novelist, Educator, W.C.T.U. [Woman's Christian Temperance Union] Advocate, Poetess.

Clarissa M. Thompson. Novelist, Educator, W.C.T.U. [Woman's Christian ...

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Phillis Wheatley. - Public domain portrait print

Phillis Wheatley. - Public domain portrait print

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Alice Dunbar - Nelson. - Public domain portrait print

Alice Dunbar - Nelson. - Public domain portrait print

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Josephine Turpin Washington; Educator and writer.

Josephine Turpin Washington; Educator and writer.

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Murriah Flood.  Born a slave of Mrs. Thomas Harrison, Faunsdale Plantation.  After the war, she went to Washington with her husband, where she had an unhappy experience.  She returned to Faunsdale and is now nurse to her former mistress's great - grandchildren.

Murriah Flood. Born a slave of Mrs. Thomas Harrison, Faunsdale Planta...

aunt phebe uncle tom and others character studies among the old slaves of the south fifty years after

Aunt Phebe Collins.  Religious services of the emotional order are held in her house.

Aunt Phebe Collins. Religious services of the emotional order are hel...

aunt phebe uncle tom and others character studies among the old slaves of the south fifty years after

Aunt Charlotte.  "Aunt Charlotte Anne" Lawson, is one of the Windsor Plantation characters.  She was the slave of Captain Henry Tayloe, and was eighty years old when the picture was taken.

Aunt Charlotte. "Aunt Charlotte Anne" Lawson, is one of the Windsor P...

aunt phebe uncle tom and others character studies among the old slaves of the south fifty years after

Aunt Ann.  Ann Austin was the slave of Samuel Pitts, Uniontown, Alabama.  She was eighty-nine years old when the picture was taken.

Aunt Ann. Ann Austin was the slave of Samuel Pitts, Uniontown, Alabam...

aunt phebe uncle tom and others character studies among the old slaves of the south fifty years after

Ione E. Wood. Educator and Writer.

Ione E. Wood. Educator and Writer.

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Mary Curtis, Ph. D. - Public domain portrait print

Mary Curtis, Ph. D. - Public domain portrait print

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Miss Lillian Lewis. Writer. - Public domain portrait engraving

Miss Lillian Lewis. Writer. - Public domain portrait engraving

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The elder women wash clothes by the brookside

The elder women wash clothes by the brookside

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The women were dressed in gay colors. ; With forty or fifty pounds of rice stalks on their heads

The women were dressed in gay colors. ; With forty or fifty pounds of ...

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Portrait of Mrs. Frances Anne Rollin Whipper

Portrait of Mrs. Frances Anne Rollin Whipper

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Earnest in the cause; Mrs. Frances E. W. Harper.

Earnest in the cause; Mrs. Frances E. W. Harper.

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Miss Lillian Susie Fitts Jeter.

Miss Lillian Susie Fitts Jeter.

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Eva A. Jessye. - Public domain portrait print

Eva A. Jessye. - Public domain portrait print

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Mrs. Blanche V.H. Brooks. Able Pioneer Teacher, Able Writer, President W.C.T.U. [Woman's Christian Temperance Union].

Mrs. Blanche V.H. Brooks. Able Pioneer Teacher, Able Writer, President...

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Lucretia Newman Coleman. Writer.

Lucretia Newman Coleman. Writer.

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Mrs. A.E. Johnson. Writer. - Public domain portrait engraving

Mrs. A.E. Johnson. Writer. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Mrs. W.E. Mathews. Eminent Writer.

Mrs. W.E. Mathews. Eminent Writer.

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Miss A.E. McEwen. Essayist and Editor.

Miss A.E. McEwen. Essayist and Editor.

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