Badass Women of America
This podcast is about the women in history who broke barriers and made history yet you probably have never heard of them. Join us each week for a new episode about a woman or women who fought in wars, were amazing explorers, were pioneers in aviation – women who weren’t in our history books. These were exciting, brave, adventurous women who helped shaped this country. Join me, Kit and my friend Sherlock, as we share the exciting stories of these women whom you will want to know. These are the Badass Women of America.
Badass Women of America
Elizabeth Freeman - She Sued Her Slave Owner in 1781
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Elizabeth Freeman, also known as Mumbet, after hearing the reading of the newly ratified Massachusetts Constitution in 1780 which stated that all men were free, she took her slave owner to court to try to win her freedom.
Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of Elizabeth Freeman, the woman who ended slavery in Massachusetts 80 years before the Civil War.
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