![]() ![]() In 1859, she joined the faculty at Wilberforce University, teaching English. These schools included ones in Berlin Crossroads, Chillicothe, Circleville, Portsmouth, and Zanesville. Upon leaving Oberlin, Early taught at several African-American schools. Upon leaving this institution, Early attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. She then enrolled in the Albany Academy, in Albany, Ohio. Sarah Woodson Early attended the community school until she was fifteen years of age. The Woodson family prospered here, eventually becoming large landholders. In 1829, the Woodson family moved to Berlin Crossroads, Ohio, a predominantly African-American community in Jackson County. While much evidence suggests that Jefferson fathered several children with Sally Hemings, one of his slaves, it does not appear that Thomas Woodson, although he was one of Hemings's sons, was a descendent of this liaison. ![]() Thomas Woodson was a former slave of President Thomas Jefferson. Her parents were Thomas Woodson and Jemima Price Woodson. Ohioan Sarah Woodson Early was an African-American woman who was active in the Temperance Movement.Įarly was born on November 25, 1825, in Chillicothe, Ohio. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |