Providence, Rhode Island

Tourist in your Town

English - December 04, 2019 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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A quick day trip to Providence and the histories of women instrumental in the history of this New England town. Helen Metcalf, the founder of Rhode Island School of Design. Mary Dyer, a Quaker martyr. Elizabeth Buffum-Chace, an activist in the anti-slavery and women's rights movements. Christiana Carteux Bannister, prominent abolitionist and founder of the Bannister House.

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