101 Women Who Shaped South Carolina

by Valinda W. Littlefield (Editor), Walter Edgar (Foreword by)

Overview

Prior to the twenty-first century, most historical writing about women in South Carolina focused on elite White women, even though working-class women of diverse backgrounds were actively engaged in the social, economic, and political battles of the state. Although often unrecognized publicly, they influenced cultural and political landscapes both within and outside of the state's borders through their careers, writing, art, music, and activism. Despite significant cultural, social, and political barriers, these brave and determined women affected sweeping change that advanced the position of women as well as their communities.

The entries in 101 Women Who Shaped South Carolina, which include many from the landmark text The South Carolina Encyclopedia, offer a concise and approachable history of the state, while recognizing the sacrifice, persistence, and sheer grit of its heroines and history makers.

A foreword is provided by Walter Edgar, Neuffer Professor of Southern Studies Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of South Carolina.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643361598
Publisher:	University of South Carolina Press
Publication date:	12/30/2020
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	1,134,127
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Valinda W. Littlefield is an associate professor of history and the director of African American studies at the University of South Carolina. She is a coeditor of South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times and a contributor to Becoming Southern Writers: Essays in honor of Charles Joyner and The Routledge History of the American South.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix

Foreword Walter Edgar xi

Introduction 1

Part 1 Reformers, Organizers, and Leaders 3

Lady of Cofitachequi (1540) 7

Eliza Lucas Pinckney (ca. 1722-1793) 7

Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873) and Angelina Emily Grimké (1805-1879) 9

Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1875) 11

Mary Amarinthia Snowden (1819-1898) 13

Sarah Flournoy Moore Chapin (ca. 1830-1896) 14

Rollin Sisters (1845-1934) 16

Mary Putnam Gridley (1850-1939) 17

Cielia Peronneau McGowan (1865-1956) 19

Mary Barnett Poppenheim (1866-1936) and Louisa Bouknight Poppenheim (1868-1957) 20

Susan Pringle Frost (1873-1960) 21

Pollitzer Sisters (1881-1979) 23

Eunice Temple Ford Stackhouse (1885-1980) 25

Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds (1916-2010) 26

Charity Edna Adams Earley (1918-2002) 28

Caroline Etheredge Hembel (1918-2001) 29

Crandall Close Bowles (1947-present) 30

Darla Dee Moore (1954-present) 31

Part 2 Writers, Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets 33

Maria Henrietta Pinckney (?-1836) 39

Louisa Susanna Cheves McCord (1810-1879) 40

Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut (1823-1886) 42

Phoebe Yates Pember (1823-1913) 43

Susan Dupont Petigru King (1824-1875) 44

Harriott Horry Rutledge Ravenel (1832-1912) 46

Elizabeth Waties Allston Pringle (1845-1921) 47

Frances Guignard Gibbes (1870-1948) 48

Beatrice Ravenel (1870-1956) 49

Julia Mood Peterkin (1880-1961) 50

Anne King Gregorie (1887-1960) 52

Katherine Drayton Mayrant Simons (1890-1969) 54

Mary Chevillette Simms Oliphant (1891-1988) 55

Grace Lumpkin (ca. 1896-1980) 56

Gwen Bristow (1903-1980) 58

Carrie Allen McCray (1913-2008) 59

Vertamae Grosvenor (1938-2016) 60

Charlayne Hunter-Gault (1942-present) 61

Valerie Sayers (19 52-present) 62

Lynn Carol Finney (1957-present) 63

Part 3 Artists, Athletes, and Entertainers 65

Clara Louise Kellogg (1842-1916) 71

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (1876-1958) 72

Anna Heyward Taylor (1879-1956) 73

Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (1883-1979) 75

Lily Strickland (1884-1958) 76

Lucile Ellerbe Godbold (1900-1981) 77

Lillian Ellison (1923-2007) 79

Althea Gibson (1927-2003) 81

Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) 82

Mary Jackson (1945-present) 84

Martha Marshall Chapman II (1949-present) 85

Vanna White (1957-present) 86

Dawn Michelle Staley (1970-present) 86

Part 4 Educators and Activists 89

Madame Rose Talvande (ca. 1790-ca. 1840) and Madame Ann Marsan (Mason) Talvande (ca. 1807-1850) 95

Esther Hill Hawks (1833-1906) 96

Martha Schofield (1839-1916) 97

Susie King Taylor (ca. 1848-1912) 98

Abbie Mandana Holmes Christensen (1852-1938) 100

Mary Honor Farrow Wright (1862-1946) 101

Elizabeth Evelyn Wright (1872-1906) 102

Mattie Jean Adams (1873-1947) 104

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) 104

Ida Jane Dacus (1875-1964) 107

Laura Bragg (1881-1978) 108

Wil Lou Gray (1883-1984) 109

Mamie Elizabeth Garvin Fields (1888-1987) 112

Eudora Ramsay Richardson (1891-1973) 113

Irene Dillard Elliott (1892-1978) 114

Kate Vixon Wofford (1894-1954) 116

Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987) 117

Modieska Monteith Simkins (1899-1992) 119

Ruby Ethel Middleton Forsythe (1905-1992) 121

Donella Brown Wilson (1909-2017) 122

Augusta Braxton Baker (1911-1998) 123

Bernice Violanthe Robinson (1914-1994) 124

Fannie Phelps Adams (1917-2016) 125

Henrie Monteith Treadwell (1946-present) 127

Part 5 Medical Professionals 131

Sarah Campbell Allan (1861-1954) 137

Lucy Hughes Brown (1863-1911) 138

Anna De Costa Banks (1869-1930) 139

Matilda Arabella Evans (1872-1935) 140

Love Rosa Hirschmann Gantt (1876-1935) 142

Jane Bruce Guignard (1876-1963) 143

Nina Littlejohn (1879-1963) 144

Marian Baxter Paul (1897-1980) 145

Maude Daniel Callen (1898-1990) 147

Hilla Sheriff (1903-1988) 149

Catherine Mae McKee McCottry (1921-2018) 150

Part 6 Legislators, Jurists, and Political Activists 153

Virginia Durant Covington Young (1842-1906) 157

Emily Plume Evans (1865-1942) 158

Eulalie Chafee Salley (1883-1975) 159

Mary Gordon Ellis (1890-1934) 161

James Margrave Perry (1894-1964) 162

Alice Buck Norwood Spearman Wright (1902-1989) 164

Barbara Wischan Moxon (1921-2011) 165

Harriet Keyserling (1922-2010) 166

Ferdinan Backer Stevenson (1928-2001) 168

Lucille Simmons Whipper (1928-present) 169

Nell Whitley Smith (1929-2011) 170

Sarah Mae Flemming Brown (1933-1993) 171

Gladys Elizabeth Johnston Patterson (1939-2018) 172

Jean Hoefer Toal (1943-present) 174

Nikki Randhawa Haley (1972-present) 175

Editorial Reviews

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From the Publisher

an exciting entry point for those interested in women's history. The entries found in the book cover a wide range of time and activities, making this an excellent resource for those looking for comprehensive coverage of how women were involved in making the history of South Carolina This work would find a welcome home in history collections available to both scholars and the public.

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