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Connecticut’s State Heroine: Prudence Crandall

Connecticut’s State Heroine: Prudence Crandall

She was the original woman to be reckoned with, by Connecticut standards at least. The home and school of Prudence Crandall, our state heroine, is a national historical landmark and state archaeological preserve located off I-395 in Canterbury. The Prudence Crandall Museum pays homage to Crandall’s work as the first woman to operate a school for African American...

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