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Lydia Hamilton Smith (1813–1884) was a prominent African American businesswoman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the longtime housekeeper, life companion, and collaborator of the state’s abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens.
Feb 15, 2024 · Author Mark Kelley talked about Lydia Hamilton Smith, a free mixed-race woman from Pennsylvania who was the housekeeper and companion of abolitionist U.S. Representative Thaddeus Stevens.
May 21, 2024 · Stevens, the Radical Republican congressman who helped push the amendment though, walks his way to his Washington D.C. domicile where he receives greetings by his resident woman of color housekeeper Lydia Hamilton Smith (played by S. Epatha Merkerson).
Mar 30, 2023 · Mark Kelley believes Lydia Hamilton Smith deserves to be much better known than she is. As a woman with Black ancestry in the mid-18th century United States, Smith overcame daunting odds throughout her life, Kelley said.
Nov 21, 2023 · In AN UNCOMMON WOMAN, author Mark Kelley uncovered a treasure trove of archival materials to tell the remarkable life story of Lydia Hamilton Smith. Kelley rescues Smith from obscurity, and in doing so makes the powerful case that she is one of the nineteenth centuries most influential women.
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Nov 21, 2023 · An Uncommon Woman is a vital history that accords Lydia Hamilton Smith the recognition that she deserves. Every American should know Smith’s inspiring story.
“Mark Kelley uncovered a treasure trove of archival materials to tell the remarkable life story of Lydia Hamilton Smith. Kelley rescues Smith from obscurity, and in doing so he makes the powerful case that she is one of the nineteenth century’s most influential women.
