Independence National Historical Park. Photo credit - Shutterstock
Guided * 2 Hours * Outdoors
Learn Philadelphia’s history of through the women of the city, from colonial times to modern times. Hear the stories of inspiring women, such as Hannah Callowhill Penn, Pennsylvania’s forgotten founder, Peggy Shippen, the highest-paid spy during the American revolution, Oney Judge, the enslave woman who escaped George Washington’s house, and Caroline Lecount, the African-American activist.
Get a better understanding of how women shaped different aspects of the city lives, including prostitution, medicine, education, and activism.
The Slaves' Stories: Oney Judge
This is a brief biographical sketch of slave Oney Judge as portrayed in I Ain't No Three Fifths of a Person -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVchKPo-uxs
A detailed biographical sketch is available at https://www.fcps.edu/node/40574.
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Independence Park- In front of the Liberty Bell (Chestnut and 6th), 600 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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The Slaves' Stories: Oney Judge
This is a brief biographical sketch of slave Oney Judge as portrayed in I Ain't No Three Fifths of a Person -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVchKPo-uxs
A detailed biographical sketch is available at https://www.fcps.edu/node/40574. This post is also available in:
Español
