Linda Slaughter
American historian, journalist, educator and women's rights activist (1843-1911)
Linda Slaughter (February 1, 1843 – July 3, 1911) or Linda Warfel Slaughter was an American historian, journalist, educator, and women's rights activist. She was known for her works on interracial and intercultural encounters in the nineteenth-century Midwest.
Early life and education
Slaughter was born in Cadiz, Ohio on February 1, 1843. Her parents, Charles and Maria Boyd Warfel, believed in education and particularly supported educating women, which allowed Slaughter to complete high school and attend the Oberlin College. Some historians claim that she graduated from college but the records at Oberlin indicate that she did not complete her program and attended only for a few years. Charles, who was a merchant and a veteran of the Mexican-American War, was an abolitionist and influenced Slaughter's early views on the subject.
Career
She wrote pieces advocating emancipation through objective and enthusiastic reports of the Freedmen and their education. At one point, she departed from the abolitionist view, particularly during a point when she called for wars of extermination against the Indians.
Author
Slaughter began writing early in her life. She started submitting poetry to magazines and her work during this period was eventually published as the book Early Efforts.
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