Young, Virginia Durant Covington

March 10, 1842–November 2, 1906

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  • Title Young, Virginia Durant Covington
  • Coverage March 10, 1842–November 2, 1906
  • Author
  • Keywords Suffragist, editor, author, joined the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), founded the South Carolina Equal Rights Association (SCERA), which became an affiliate of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), wrote three novels. Beholding as in a Glass (1895) and A Tower in the Desert (1896) were essentially vehicles for her temperance and suffrage messages. The third, One of the Blue Hen’s Chickens (1902),
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date April 19, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 22, 2022
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