Successful women making a difference in their chosen professions!
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This Avery Research Center photo gallery features the following images: The Avery Center Avery Normal Institute Reverend Charles Avery Avery students in library African sculptures Book collections...
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The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is located on the site of the former Avery Normal Institute. It was a hub for Charleston’s African American community from 1865–1954...
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The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is located on the site of the former Avery Normal Institute. It was a hub for Charleston’s African American community from 1865–1954...
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Modjeska Monteith Simkins is known as the "matriarch of civil rights activists" in South Carolina. Born in Columbia in 1899, Simkins spent her adult life fighting for equality and advocating for human...
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This quiz will test your knowledge on the history of Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.! How much do you know about the history behind women gaining the right to vote in the U.S.? Find out via the quiz...
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This quiz will test your knowledge on the history of Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.! How much do you know about the history behind women gaining the right to vote in the U.S.? Find out via the quiz...
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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...
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Georgia O’Keeffe’s modern art is some of the most widely recognized of any American artist. O’Keeffe inspired generations to pursue careers in the art field. Modern art is a diverse genre in the...
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Women Vision SC is a program that focuses on issues affecting women throughout the state and the nation, and a new generation of young people pursuing public service for their communities and the...
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Playing an important role in the civil rights movement, Septima Poinsette Clark understood the role that education could play in a community.
