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Modjeska Monteith Simkins House - Photo Gallery

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Modjeska Monteith Simkins House - Photo Gallery
This photo gallery of the Modjeska Monteith Simkins House contains the following shots: Portraits of Modjeska Monteith Simkins. Inside the exhibit “An Advocate of the People” inside the home. A wall...
Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

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Modjeska Monteith Simkins House
Built between 1890 and 1895, this one-story cottage was home to Modjeska Monteith Simkins, considered "the Matriarch of Civil Rights activists of South Carolina," from 1932 until her death on April 5...
The Grimké Sisters Through The Civil War 4

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The Grimké Sisters Through The Civil War
Episode 4
After the burning of Pennsylvania Hall, in Philadelphia, the Welds, along with Sarah Grimké, retreated to a farm in Belleville, New Jersey, where in 1839, the three produced a compendium on American...
The Grimké Sisters Through The Civil War 3

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The Grimké Sisters Through The Civil War
Episode 3
The pastoral letters, meant to crack down on the Grimké sisters’ activities, had the opposite effect. The Grimkés continued to grow in popularity, and their letters on women’s rights were among the...
The Grimké Sisters Through The Civil War 2

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The Grimké Sisters Through The Civil War
Episode 2
The Grimké sisters ran afoul of the Quakers as they embraced abolition and engaged in anti-slavery activities without permission. Angelina Grimké wrote a letter to abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison...
The Grimké Sisters Through The Civil War 1

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The Grimké Sisters Through The Civil War
Episode 1
Sarah and Angelina Grimké worked tirelessly for both abolition, and women’s suffrage. The Grimké sisters were the first to say, in print, that women deserved to live alongside men with an equal...
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 3 3

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Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 3
Episode 3
Host Beryl Dakers asks the panel why it took so long for women to gain equal rights in both the U.S., and in the state of South Carolina.
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 2 2

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Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 2
Episode 2
The panel discusses various issues women face today, such as why it is important for women to be on the ballot, and women’s representation in our government.
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 1 1

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Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 1
Episode 1
The roles South Carolinians played in the Women’s Suffrage Movement have often gone unheralded. This program highlights the efforts of famous South Carolina suffragists, such as the Grimke sisters...
3D VR - Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Let's Go

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3D VR - Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Let's Go
Built between 1890 and 1895, this one-story cottage was home to Modjeska Monteith Simkins, considered "the Matriarch of Civil Rights activists of South Carolina," from 1932 until her death on April 5...
T. Lilly Little Water | Women Vision SC

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T. Lilly Little Water | Women Vision SC
T. Lilly Little Water began her life’s passion of advocating for Indigenous People at age seventeen. “It’s something intangible and inexplicable that drives me. It feels like there are also a 1000...
Jennifer Gutierrez Caldwell | Women Vision SC

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Jennifer Gutierrez Caldwell | Women Vision SC
Jennifer Gutierrez-Caldwell has been described as a “change-agent.” As director of Youth Services at Pendleton Place in Greenville, she works to keep children safe and support families in crisis. “I...
Hunter-Gault, Charlayne | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hunter-Gault, Charlayne | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (b. 1942). Journalist, civil rights activist. Hunter-Gault attended Wayne State University in Detroit before a judge allowed her to desegregate the University of...
Sue Monk Kidd

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Sue Monk Kidd
Meet Sue Monk Kidd, author of “The Secret Life Of Bees.” With over six million copies of her novel sold, along with a major motion picture, Monk became a literary sensation. Monk briefly talks about...
Women's Rights | Periscope

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Women's Rights | Periscope
Episode 10
In many nations, women are not allowed to vote, receive an education, or hold a job. The United Nations works to help countries create equal rights for men and women. This U.N. poster from India...
Human Rights | Periscope

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Human Rights | Periscope
Episode 9
Every nation provides its people with certain rights. These may be the right to vote, the right to work, or freedom of speech. The idea that the most important rights should be shared by people in...