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Harriet Jacobs
Harriet Jacobs (l. c. 1813-1897) was a former slave, abolitionist, and author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), her autobiography, describing her life as a slave in North Carolina, her flight to freedom in the North, and her...
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Pilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace is the collective name for a series of rebellions in northern England, first in Lincolnshire and then in Yorkshire and elsewhere between October and December 1536 CE. Nobles, clergy, monks, and commoners united to...
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Grace O'Malley
Grace O'Malley (l. c. 1530-1603) was an Irish chieftain and seafarer who became famous as a pirate and rebel during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603) who was trying to increase her control of Irish lands. O'Malley's exploits...
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Luther's 97 Theses
Martin Luther's 95 Theses, credited with sparking the Protestant Reformation in Europe, have become a cultural touchstone since he posted them 31 October 1517, but the little-known 97 Theses, posted only a month earlier, are equally significant...
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Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was the leading French composer of Romantic music, best known for his innovative Symphonie fantastique and use of large-scale orchestras and choruses in works like The Trojans opera. Berlioz's innovative style brought...
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Harriet and Louisa Jacobs with Students in front of the Jacobs School, 1864
The Jacobs Free School, which offered tuition-free schooling to African-American children. Founded by Harriet Jacobs, the school was unique in being free to use and run by African-Americans (the head of the school was Harriet's daughter...
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Hilda of Whitby, Grace Cathedral
A depiction of St. Hilda of Whitby (614 - 680 CE) from one of the stained glass windows in Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, US.
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet JACOBS | Full Audio Book
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet JACOBS (1813 - 1897) Genre(s): Memoirs Read by: Elizabeth Klett in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction 00:06:20 - 01 - Childhood 00:15:12 - 02 - The...
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Sculpture of Grace O'Malley
A sculpture of Grace O'Malley (l. c. 1530-1603), Irish chieftain and seafarer, located at Westport House.
Photo taken by Mike M on 13 June 2019.
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Harriet Jacobs
Harriet Jacobs (l. c. 1813-1897) author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861). Photograph by C. M. Gilbert, Gilbert Studios, Washington, D.C., 1894, restored by Adam Cuerden.
