Laura Matilda Towne: Teaching the Least Fortunate

Laura Matilda Towne: Teaching the Least Fortunate

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

ABC070, part 3

Laura Matilda Towne was an abolitionist who studied homeopathic medicine and became an instructor for recently freed enslaved Africans on the islands off South Carolina.  It turned into her life’s work for the next 30+ years.

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