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Lucy Stanton, American activist (died 1910)

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Lucy Stanton (abolitionist)

African-American activist (1831–1910)

Lucy Stanton Day Sessions was an American abolitionist and feminist figure, notable for being the first African-American woman to complete a four-year course of a study at a college or university. She completed a Ladies Literary Course from Oberlin College in 1850.
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October 16

Day of the year

October 16 is the 289th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 76 days remain until the end of the year.
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