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It was the first of the three leading women's organisations in Antebellum Charleston, the other being Ladies Fuel Society (LFS) from 1830 and Female Charitable Association (FCA) from 1824. The Ladies Benevolent Society provided an estimated 10% of charity proceeds in Charleston at the time.
Mabel Louise Pollitzer (January 11, 1885 – April 27, 1979) was an American educator and suffragist from South Carolina. She was the South Carolina state chair of the National Woman's Party for almost forty years, and led the creation of the free public library system in Charleston County.
Sarah Visanska graduated from the Charleston Female Seminary in 1889. She was president of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs from 1910-1912. [7] The writer, lecturer, and artist, Louise Hammond Willis Snead, was a student at Charleston Female Seminary, and also had charge of the painting and drawing classes. [8]
At its peak in the 1980s and 1990s, South Carolina had three women in the state Senate. It then had one or two until it had zero from 2009-2012, according to a database kept by the Center for ...
“Women are underrepresented in South Carolina state government, virtually more than in any other state.” Women make up 51.5% of the population of South Carolina, according to the U.S. Census ...
Bernice Violanthe Robinson was born on February 7, 1914, in Charleston, South Carolina to Martha Elizabeth (née Anderson) and James C. Robinson. [1] [2] [3] Martha, sister to Septima Clark′s mother, was a seamstress and James was a bricklayer. Robinson was the ninth and youngest child in the family and attended Simonton Elementary School.
The 2002 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament and the 30th edition of the Family Circle Cup. This WTA Tier I Event was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Unseeded Iva Majoli won the singles title.
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