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Enriching lives by lifting the voices, telling the stories, and uncovering hidden gems of women in Cincinnati history

Tag: Slavery

Nancy Carter Jones

March 9, 2021February 21, 2022 by queensofcincy, posted in Slavery, War

Possibly an agent of the Underground Railroad and a refugee of slavery herself, Nancy Carter Jones survived harrowing and disastrous events in her long life.

Tagged 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, Civil War, Lawrenceburg, Slavery2 Comments

Edith Hern Fossett

July 18, 2019February 21, 2022 by queensofcincy, posted in business, Slavery

Edith Fossett brought the White House kitchen’s French cuisine to Cincinnati’s high society.

Tagged 1800s, 1840s, 1850s, black history, food, presidents, Slavery1 Comment

Priscilla Jane Thompson

January 7, 2018February 21, 2022 by queensofcincy, posted in Literature, Slavery

Inspired by her formerly enslaved parents, Priscilla Thompson wrote cutting verses on slavery, injustice, and Black women's awesomeness.

Tagged 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, black history, Literature, poetry, Priscilla Thompson, SE Andres, Slavery8 Comments

Matilda Lawrence

September 8, 2017February 21, 2022 by queensofcincy, posted in Law, Slavery

The woman known as Matilda may seem unremarkable; however, she was anything but! As a housebound slave, she taught herself how to read, and she would inspire countless more runaway slaves to take legal action.

Tagged 1830s, abolition, black history, Cell Block Tango, Harriet Beecher Stowe, James G Birney, Law, Matilda, Salmon P Chase, SE Andres, Slavery

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