The Trailblazer that History Forgot: The Historical Erasure of Abby Kelley Foster

by Maddie McAllister IntroductionWhile interning at Worcester Historical Museum this summer, I was tasked with transcribing over one hundred letters sent to and from radical abolitionist and women’s rights activist Abby Kelley Foster over the course of the nineteenth century. Although I had never heard Abby’s name before, I quickly learned just how much she … Continue reading The Trailblazer that History Forgot: The Historical Erasure of Abby Kelley Foster