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Lydia Hamilton Smith was an African-American woman who became the partner and confidant of Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens during the civil war and the ensuing debate and passage of the 13th Amendment. #WomensHistoryMonthpic.twitter.com/ojXJEadwEH
During the Battle of Gettysburg, she hired a horse and wagon and went out to collect food and supplies from York, Adams, and Lancaster Counties. Once her wagon was full, she traveled to the makeshift hospitals tending to wounded soldiers from the battle. #WomensHistoryMonth
The recent excavation of Lydia Hamilton Smith and Thaddeus Stevens' house in Lancaster uncovered a passageway that lead to a tavern that is believed to have been used to shelter escaped slaves. #WomensHistoryMonth
The work Lydia contributed to the Underground Railroad - and the abolition movement at large - is reflective of the difficult, perilous, and humble work by women during that time period to end slavery. #WomensHistoryMonth
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