PA Centered is a podcast designed to help listeners be a part of the solution to end sexual harassment, abuse, and assault. Each episode, we will take on a topic or current event to help spark conversation and break down barriers to building communities free from sexual violence. Hosted by the Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCAR).
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Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about Harriet Ann Jacobs, an enslaved women who published the book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, describing the years of sexual abuse she survived at the hands of the white man who enslaved her until she escaped. Her writings raised awareness within the abolitionist movement about the sexual exploitation of enslaved women.
Learn more:
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- The Harriet Jacobs Family Papers
- The Fearless Truthtelling of Harriet Ann Jacobs
- Harriet Jacobs Biography
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