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Updates on the events, exhibits, archives and staff of the South Carolina Historical Society.
Rebecca Brewton was born at her father’s plantation on the Santee River on June 15, 1737. Her father, Robert, was …
Continue ReadingIn May 1929 Julia Mood Peterkin became not only the first South Carolinian, but the first Southerner to win the …
Continue ReadingIn the spring of 1791, President George Washington set out for a tour of the southern states. His goal was …
Continue ReadingIn 1893, the state legislature approved a bill requiring South Carolina College, now the University of South Carolina, to admit women. On …
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