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This chapter highlights the education of African American women during a time when it was rare for them to receive an education. The chapter speaks of Myrtilla Miner, a White abolitionist, who had a mission to open a school for formerly enslaved girls and women. Met with much opposition, Miner’s fight for the establishment of a school and its eventual impact is chronicled.
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Excell, K., Lewis, A.D. (2019). The Normal School for Colored Girls (1851). In: Lewis, A., Taylor, N. (eds) Unsung Legacies of Educators and Events in African American Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90128-2_19
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