A White, Pennsylvania-born abolitionist, missionary, educator, and physician who helped cofound the Penn School (one of the first for the formerly enslaved) during the Civil War in Beaufort, South Carolina.
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library features a photo taken by Helen C. Jenks, which shows a plaque commemorating the lives of…
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library provides a photo taken by Helen C. Jenks sometime between 1906 and 1912 showing the Laura…
The University of North Carolina Special Collections Library provides a photo of Laura Towne and Ellen Murray taken by Helen C. Jenks sometime between…
Note: See slide #771 or book page 431. Racial epithets used, and some language may be offensive to readers.HathiTrust includes a letter written by the…
Note: Racial epithets used. Some graphics and language may be offensive to readers.Harvard Library presents the 1901 article, "Pioneer Work on the Sea…
The Library of Congress features a 2015 article, written by Gay Coyler, that provides an account of the contributions of Laura Matilda Towne - a White…