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On January 27, 1988, Jean Toal was chosen as the first woman to sit on the South Carolina State Supreme Court. Here, her family looks on as the vote confirming her election is announced in the Senate...
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In 1979, Nancy Stevenson became the first woman elected to the office of lieutenant governor. One of the roles of lieutenant governor is to preside over the Senate. Photo by Vic Tutte, March 1979...
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Jennet Robinson Alterman is a fixture in the Charleston community, as well as the state of South Carolina. Through an inclination to take chances and a confidence to learn new skills, she navigated a...
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Jennet Robinson Alterman has led a storied career that has taken her across the globe and spanned from broadcasting, to statesmanship and beyond . Here she discusses her unique path, and how a...
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As a woman building her career in the south in the 1970s, and a women's rights advocate, Jennet Robinson has learned the value of proper negotiation. Her advice? Whether you are male or female...
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Mamie "Peanut" Johnson challenged the traditional role of female athletes by entering the men's Negro Major League in 1953. She was the only female pitcher and only one of three women to play in the...
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Jean Hoefer Toal was elected the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court on March 23, 2000. As Chief Justice, she presides over the highest court in South Carolina. Her court sets the rules...
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In 1916, Septima Clark was a young African American teacher looking forward to her first teaching assignment in South Carolina. There, she learned firsthand about the poverty and inequality in...
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The textbooks used today in the study of South Carolina history are influenced by the work of Mary C. Simms Oliphant. Her book The South Carolina Reader taught South Carolinians their state's history...
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Abolitionist Sarah Grimké was born into a wealthy slaveholding Charleston family in 1792. After experiencing the injustices of slavery firsthand, she became a noted speaker for the antislavery...
