About Laura Matilda Towne
Laura Matilda Towne was an American abolitionist and educator who founded the first school in the United States for the education of freedmen, the Penn School, in 1862 on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. The school was established as part of the Port Royal Experiment during the American Civil War.
Notable works:
Letters and diary of Laura M. Towne
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