Kate Doane Earle Riggs Bushwhacker Beater Kate Doane Earle was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 29, 1836. As a young woman, she taught school before moving to Lawrence and marrying…
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Elizabeth Margaret Acheson Fisher Free Stater and Rescuer Elizabeth Margaret Acheson was born in New York City on January 25, 1826. By the time she had become a young woman, Elizabeth and her family…
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Painting "Blood-Stained Dawn" by Ernst Elmer/Courtesy Watkins Museum of History The Kansas town was a symbol of freedom and haven for those who fought slavery … so 160 years ago, Confederate…
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