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*[http://www.salemwomenshistory.com/Charlotte_Forten.html Salem Women's History] website by Bonnie Hurd Smith | *[http://www.salemwomenshistory.com/Charlotte_Forten.html Salem Women's History] website by Bonnie Hurd Smith | ||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b1610840~S24 I, Charlotte Forte, | *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b1610840~S24 I, Charlotte Forte, Black and Free] Polly Longsworth | ||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b1516826~S24 Journal of Charlotte Forten] | *[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b1516826~S24 Journal of Charlotte Forten] | ||
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Charlotte Forten (1838-1914) was born in Philadelphia and arrived in Salem 1854. She lived with the prominent Remond Family and attended Salem's Normal School (now Salem State College), becoming the first African American to graduate, in 1856. She began her teaching career at the Epes Grammar School in Salem. In her spare time, Charlotte wrote poetry and kept a journal, now owned by Phillips Library at Peabody Essex Museum. In 1864, Charlotte returned to Philadelphia and spent the next twelve years writing and publishing poems and essays, but also returned to teaching. In 1878 she married Francis Grimke.
See Also
- Salem Women's Heritage Trail by Bonnie Hurd Smith, p. 44-45
- Salem Women's History website by Bonnie Hurd Smith
- I, Charlotte Forte, Black and Free Polly Longsworth
