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S22 – HIST056.01 – Police, Prisons, and Protest: Rosine Association Blog

S22 - HIST056.01 - Police, Prisons, and Protest: Rosine Association Blog

Unearthing archival stories of 19th-century women as written by Mira Sharpless Townsend and enhanced by student work from History 56: “Police, Prisons, & Protests”

Author: Piper Vance

Flora Foster: Exploitation in the 19th Century

By Diddy Vance On December 15th, 1855, the Rosine Association became a safe haven for Flora Foster, a young woman who had been suffering from abuse at the hands of her spouse throughout their marriage. I would like to start by noting that I refer to Foster as a “young woman” for continuity purposes, but… Continue reading Flora Foster: Exploitation in the 19th Century

Published February 24, 2022
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