Which American colonial woman played a major role in South Carolina's economy?
Correct answer: Eliza Lucas Pinckney
DrGirl777
mindkraft710, one thing they forgot to mention was that the slaves gave her the idea of how to cultivate the plants but using human urine to ferment it turning it blue. The slaves also grew and harvested the plants and she got the credit.
docdebbielove1
Loved this historical and female entrepreneurial question.
CyndiWig1
DrGirl777, unfortunately, that happened more often than one might think. Slaves made many contributions in our history that their white masters were credited for.
mindkraft710
i love this game you learn so much
Player Meyer
Very impressive biography. I wonder if Pinckney Island was named after her?
Player #5704384
docdebbielove1,
GR8! New knowledge to cherish & to show how women can b honored & appreciated. U can hardly find a greater honor than to have George Washington as ur pall bearer. Good for her!! 👏👍
Player #3812180
Pinckney is my maternal side's maiden name. They also come from South Carolina.
RedFork2012
Some of us missed the fact that she was a trained botanist who developed the indigo plants that thrived in her state. She shared these plants across the area in which she lived. I love indigo and collected items from the markets in West Africa during the 10 years I lived there. They are precious to me.
Player #46791793
Player #26268927, they say planters because the planters decided WHAT to plant in order to make maximum income, not because there was any slight meant toward the slaves who did the actual work. it was a NEW crop/plant/product. maybe people need to understand context of what is written and the purpose thereof instead of imposing some post facto viewpoint that results from their own bias and not the original author's.
Stacy
I live in South Carolina. Now I know why so many things and roads are named after the Pinckneys
BeLoud
Player #46791793, right. folks have to interject their agenda into EVERYTHING.
Ewa
Never heard of her. Thx American History class.
Artie
Thank God, I read a book about colonial women recently.
Tony
A significant woman. Slaves, meaning Africans, should get some credit, but SHE put it all together. An amazing woman who chose her husband well.
Susan
Player #120374466, uh owning another human being is not inhumane? What is your definition of the word?
Susan
DrGirl777, of course the slaves did. They were probably familiar with it.
Katness
DrGirl777, This is something that should never be forgotten. Thank you for the rest of the details.
Player #120374466
Konga Kat (K.M.Beck), I assume that not all slave owners were inhumane monsters. Some like Eliza was brave to step outside the box. Change comes a little at a time.
Annyj
interesting how they say that she was a supervisor of 2 plantations rather than calling her a slave owner
CeCe
For cotton, as well as the indigo plant, slaves were responsible for its successful cultivation.
Vicki
Player #46791793, thank you. Reading through the comments I hate seeing the misconstruing and misconceptions. There’s never a doubt in my mind that credit should go where it is due but words should never get twisted into something it isn’t to benefit one party’s interests for the sake of another where it doesn’t belong.
Suzy
DrGirl777, thanks for that knowledge! we owe so much to enslaved people in our history.
lashtx
Konga Kat (K.M.Beck), Thank you for that information.😉👌
Lindy
Waldo Lydeker, I guessed on the answer. Three names seemed "Southern"!
Go away.
Player #26268927, planter refers to Plantation owners.
Waldo Lydeker
Such an accomplished family! Where are their descendents today? The gene pool must have been diluted over time. Not one famous Pinckney has surfaced over 200 years.
LisaRoo
Player #26268927, they aren't referring to the slaves as planters. They are referring to the plantation owners.
James/Janie
I love learning about strong women!
Joe
DrGirl777, I’m sure the fact that she excelled in botany had nothing to do with her success.
Donna
One very amazing woman for the era of time
Player #40428084
DrGirl777,
thanks for these facts which gives credit to the African americans who bore the brunt of labor and knowledge
Player #39541451
PEPSI 1
great info thanks DrGirl777 so true
Player #32543330
Ah more whitewashing and glamorizing of a very ugly time. But like we all know, folks that are handed wealth are also handed a different set of accommodating rules to live by...
Jillian
WHEW the euphemisms... this description is really lacking
sniffmytoes
Player #18071287, who is we, all poor worked
Player #10071602
DrGirl777, I never heard of her but thank you for that even more revealing information. It angers me when whites to this day will not acknowledge
Player #18071287
DrGirl777, that how it was back then. We did the work and they get the credits.
Player #22460187
oldfart1962, where do they teach it? where was it learned?
certainly you may be right but citations would be nice.
Player Dreamflyer
CyndiWig1, so what happened?