An Independent Woman in the Age of Revolution

An Independent Woman in the Age of Revolution Constant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 820, Segment 1

Jan 11, 2021 • 38m

Eliza Lucas Pinckney was one of the wealthiest planters in South Carolina before the American Revolution. She took control of her father’s estate at 16, and she made a fortune off indigo in the Caribbean. She left detailed records of her complicated life. Guest: Lorri Glover, Professor of History at Saint Louis University, and author of "Eliza Lucas Pinckney: An Independent Woman in the Age of Revolution"

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