Women and the Centennial This story about Caroline Le Count and the Women’s Centennial Executive Committee has so many layers, and it feels remarkably relevant…
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The O.V. Catto School The Octavius V. Catto School was built for Caroline R. Le Count, principal, and her all Black teaching staff, on the…
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Philadelphia, 1867. A 21-year-old Black woman was recently appointed principal of a new public school on a small alley in the Seventh Ward. This woman…
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My Caroline Le Count Problem I have a confession to make. I had originally planned to make this a three-part series about Caroline Le Count,…
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Join me and the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion for a live online Q&A on Thursday, June 25 at 5pm. Let’s discuss the latest Found in Philadelphia…
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I originally intended for episodes 3 and 4 to launch together. So I apologize for leaving you with such a cliff hanger over the past…
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This podcast trilogy started with reading the book Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America by Daniel Biddle and…
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