An Independent Woman in the Age of Revolution

An Independent Woman in the Age of Revolution

Constant Wonder

Eliza Pinckney

Episode: Eliza Pinckney

  • Jan 11, 2021 7:00 pm
  • 37:35 mins

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"