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Harriet Jacobs c. 1813-1897 (A-72)

Fugitive slave, writer, & abolitionist. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) depicts her early life. Lived in Edenton.

Edenton Tea Party (A-22)

Women in this town led by Penelope Barker in 1774 resolved to boycott British imports. Early and influential activism by women.