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Prudence Crandall
State Heroine Prudence Crandall
Prudence Crandall was born in 1803 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, the daughter of Quaker parents.
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An Orderly & Decent Government: Making Self-Government Work, 1819-1865
In the mid-19th century, Connecticut looked toward changing its electoral processes as well as its civil rights record.
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Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Prudence Crandall Museum
Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures is a series of 50 five-minute film vignettes that profiles a variety of the state’s most notable cultural resources.
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Prudence Crandall Fights for Equal Access to Education
A headmistress champions education for African American women and although forced to close her school in 1834, she helped win the battle for generations that followed.
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