Dec 23, 2009

Salem on History | Anna Howard Shaw

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Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism
Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900

Article abstract: The first American woman to hold divinity and medical degrees simultaneously, the Reverend Shaw was a central figure in the crusades for political equality and women’s rights.

Early Life

Anna Howard Shaw was born on Valentine’s Day, 1847, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As the sixth child of a fragile and despondent mother and a restless and irresponsible father, Anna was not a likely prospect for fame or fortune. At age four, Anna moved with her family to the United States, settling in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Shortly before...

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Salem on History | Anna Howard Shaw

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Early Life

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