WOMEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1800; GRACEANNE LEWIS P/30

 

In this post I will continue to share the story of a woman named Graceanna Lewis. She lived from 1821 - 1912. In 1871, Graceanna sold family land and used the proceeds to finance her further research. She taught at the Foster School for Girls of Clifton Springs, New York, from 1883 - 1885.

In 1893 Graceanna received a commission from the Pennsylvania Forestry Commission to paint a set of 50 watercolour illustrations of representative leaves of trees for display at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

In addition to her direct action against slavery as part of the secret network which aided escaped African-American slaves in their fight to freedom in the years prior to the American Civil War, Graceanna was active in several other social movements of her day, in accordance with her Quaker religious beliefs, including being active in the movement for the granting of the right to vote to women. She presented a paper on "Science for Women" at the Third Congress of Women n Syracuse, New York in October 1875.

Graceanna died in 1912, at the age of 90.