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Scattered Seeds issue honoring Martha Schofield, Vol. 48 No. 10, 1916-10

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: A00180698

Scope and Contents

24 pages. "Scattered Seeds" was a magazine for Quaker children. This volume begins at page 218. The cover features a photograph of Martha Schofield as a child, and a brief biographical sketch of her on the second page describes her family's participation in the Underground Railroad and her work teaching African Americans. The rest of the volume contains short stories, poems, and letters to the editor.

Subjects: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955); Periodicals; Children's periodicals; Schofield, Martha; Biography; Abolitionists; Antislavery movements; African Americans--Education; Underground Railroad; Women in education; Women teachers

Relevant locations: Swarthmore (Pa.)

Dates

  • Creation: 1916-10

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