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Guyette: The Story Of Lincoln Hill

By Elise Guyette | March 12, 2010

To conclude our week of stories about Black Women in Vermont History, writer and commentator Elise Guyette describes the lives of women of color in an early Vermont agricultural community.

Gerzina: The Story Of Lucy Prince

By Gretchen Gerzina | March 11, 2010

Next in our series of stories about Black Women in Vermont History, we hear from author and commentator Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, about Lucy Terry Prince – a woman of uncommon eloquence.

Williamson: The Story Of Two Rachels

By Jane Williamson | March 10, 2010

This week, VPR is featuring a series of stories about Black Women in Vermont History. Today, we hear from Jane Williamson of Rokeby Museum, with the story of Two Rachel Robinsons – one white and one black – in pre-Civil War Vermont.

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Beck: The Story Of Daisy Turner

By Jane Beck | March 9, 2010

Today, as we continue our series of stories about Black Women in Vermont History, we hear from folklorist and commentator Jane Beck, about master-storyteller Daisy Turner of Grafton, who was herself the child of former slaves.

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Bittinger: The Story Of Nettie Anderson

By Cyndy Bittinger | March 8, 2010

This week, VPR is presenting a series of stories about Black Women in Vermont History. Today, commentator Cyndy Bittinger writes about Nettie Anderson – the first Black woman to graduate from Middlebury College and the first in the nation to be inducted into the national honor society, Phi Beta Kappa.