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Women of Distinction: Catherine Ferguson
Abstract
In 1793 Katy Ferguson’s School for the Poor was opened in New York, and this was followed by an organization of New York women for the extension of secular instruction among the poor.
JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies. ISSN: 1530-5686 (online).
Editors: Nkiru Nzegwu; Book Editor: Mary Dillard.
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