The Object of History

A Miniature Portrait of Elizabeth Freeman


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In this episode, we are looking at the story of Elizabeth Freeman, a woman born into slavery in the 18th century who successfully sued for her freedom and helped bring about the end of slavery in Massachusetts. Leaving the house of her enslavers John and Hannah Ashley, Freeman took up paid work within the household of the lawyer who represented her in court, Theodore Sedgewick. We’ll take a close look at a miniature portrait of Freeman, a gold bead bracelet that once belonged to her, and a brief biography of Freeman, written by Catherine Maria Sedgewick.

Learn more about episode objects here: http://www.masshist.org/podcast/episode4

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Episode special guest: Felicia Thomas, Assistant Professor at Morgan State University

This episode uses materials from: Psychic  by Dominic Giam of Ketsa Music (licensed under a commercial non-exclusive license by the Massachusetts Historical Society through Ketsa.uk) Curious Nature  by Dominic Giam of Ketsa Music (licensed under a commercial non-exclusive license by the Massachusetts Historical Society through Ketsa.uk) Theme in G by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.)

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