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Updates on the events, exhibits, archives and staff of the South Carolina Historical Society.

March, 1984: South Carolina Loses an Important Educator

On March 10, 1984, Wil Lou Gray passed away in Columbia. She was one hundred years’ old and dedicated her …

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June, 1737: A Revolutionary Heroine is Born

Rebecca Brewton was born at her father’s plantation on the Santee River on June 15, 1737. Her father, Robert, was …

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September, 1895: Frances Gibbes enrolls at the University of South Carolina

In 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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