Women in Education

Find out about women educators who made a difference in the lives of those whom they influenced! 

Find out about women educators who made a difference in the lives of those whom they influenced! 

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The Pollitzer Sisters | Carolina Snaps
The Pollitzer Sisters | Carolina Snaps

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Meet the Pollitzer sisters, who played a vital role in advancing women's rights and education in South Carolina during a transformative era.
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Elizabeth Evelyn Wright’s dream of establishing a school in South Carolina would come true in 1897. Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, had a deep desire to open a school where...
Mary Simms Oliphant | Carolina Snaps
Mary Simms Oliphant | Carolina Snaps

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

South Carolina historian Mary C. Simms Oliphant became the first woman to receive the Order of the Palmetto. Born in Barnwell County, Mary C. Simms Oliphant was the granddaughter of novelist and...
Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps
Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is hailed as one of the most influential African American educators and Civil Rights figures, during the first half of the 20th century. Born on a cotton farm in Mayesville, SC...
Women of Character | Carolina Stories
Women of Character | Carolina Stories

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This "Carolina Stories" documentary features the biographies of four "leading ladies" in South Carolina history, who have been honored by induction into the South Carolina Hall of Fame... Mary McLeod...
Septima Poinsette Clark | Carolina Snaps
Septima Poinsette Clark | Carolina Snaps

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Playing an important role in the civil rights movement, Septima Poinsette Clark understood the role that education could play in a community.
Evelyn Wright | S.C. Hall of Fame
Evelyn Wright | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Elizabeth Evelyn Wright was born April 3, 1872 in Talbotton, Georgia. While being educated, she learned about Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute and Booker T. Washington. In 1888, Wright...
Keisha Hawes | Women Vision SC
Keisha Hawes | Women Vision SC

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Keisha Hawes was age 31 when she had a heart attack. She was a wife and mother, who was holding down several part-time jobs in the Charleston area to help to make ends meet. She has taken the...
Vivian Ayers Allen | SC African American History Calendar (2020) 1
Vivian Ayers Allen | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

A native of Chester, S.C., Dr. Vivian Ayers Allen is a poet, cultural activist, and American classicist. A 1939 graduate of the historic Brainerd Institute in Chester, Dr. Ayers attended Barber-Scotia...
Anita Singleton-Prather | Women Vision SC
Anita Singleton-Prather | Women Vision SC

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Grades: 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Anita Singleton-Prather grew up thinking she would study law and become a civil rights attorney. Instead she became a master storyteller, author and educator. Her work has influenced civil rights and...
Elaine Freeman | Women Vision SC
Elaine Freeman | Women Vision SC

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Elaine Freeman founded the ETV Endowment from her dining room table. For over 40 years, the member organization has funded and supported programming on SCETV and South Carolina Public Radio. Freeman...
Karen Alexander | Women Vision SC
Karen Alexander | Women Vision SC

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

As Karen Alexander approached her 40 th birthday, she took a risk and “stepped out on faith,” mortgaging her house, spending her savings and investments to launch the Auntie Karen Foundation. Her love...
Inez Tenenbaum | Women Vision SC
Inez Tenenbaum | Women Vision SC

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Inez Tenenbaum entered law school in her 30s. She cashed out her state retirement to pay for her first year of law school. That was a turning point in her life, and she credits that move for later...
Wofford, Kate Vixon | South Carolina Public Radio
Wofford, Kate Vixon | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“W” is for Wofford, Kate Vixon [1894-1954]. Educator. After graduating from Winthrop College, Wofford taught at Laurens High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. Returning to Laurens...
Gray, Wil Lou | South Carolina Public Radio
Gray, Wil Lou | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“G” is for Gray, Wil Lou [1883-1984]. Educator, public servant. Gray was a native of Laurens where members of her family were influential civic leaders, devoted Methodists, and contributors to the...
Ellen Murray | History of SC Slide Collection
Ellen Murray | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 105

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ellen Murray (1834-1908), with two young women from the Penn School. In 1862, Ellen Murray and Laura Towne (1825-1901), members of the Port Royal Experiment, established the first school for African...
Clelia Peronneau McGowan | History of SC Slide Collection
Clelia Peronneau McGowan | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 96

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Clelia Peronneau McGowan (1865-1956) of Charleston was a pioneer woman suffragist in South Carolina. After the 19th Amendment was passed giving women the right to vote, she became the first woman...
Mary Camilla Judson | History of SC Slide Collection
Mary Camilla Judson | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 81

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mary Camilla Judson (1828-1920), the sister of Charles H. Judson (see Charles Hallette Judson), was for 46 years connected with the Greenville Female College (see A Card Advertising "The Greenville...
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 66

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Anne King Gregorie (1887-1960), born in Porcher's Bluff near Mt. Pleasant, made significant contributions to the understanding and promotion of South Carolina history. A graduate of Winthrop College...
Septima Poinsett Clark | History of SC Slide Collection
Septima Poinsett Clark | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 41

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Septima Poinsett Clark (1898-1987) was a pioneering African-American teacher in the Lowcountry. A graduate of Avery Institute (see The Avery Institute In Charleston), Mrs. Clark taught at a two...
Mary McLeod Bethune | History of SC Slide Collection
Mary McLeod Bethune | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 16

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), the daughter of former slaves, was born in Maysville. Believing that the only way to advance in the world was to be able to read, Bethune eventually became a leading...
Septima Clark | Periscope
Septima Clark | Periscope
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

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...