Prudence Crandall was a schoolteacher who opened a private school that admitted African American girls.  

Magazines:

• Miss Crandall's School

Encyclopedias: 

• Britannica School (Level 2 article)

• Fact Monster (Challenge)

Websites:

• State Heroine: Prudence Crandall

• Connecticut State Capital and Legislative Office Building Supplement: Prudence Crandall Statue

• Connecticut Project Helper (page 6)

• Prudence Crandall Museum

• Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame: Prudence Crandall

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • Prudence Crandall

  • Connecticut's Cultural Treasures: Prudence Crandall Museum Video

  • Prudence Crandall Fights for Equal Access to Education (Challenge)

eBooks:

• Connecticut (United States) by Jim Ollhoff (page 26) (available through Destiny Discover)

• It's My State!: Connecticut by Michael Burgan (page 48) (available through Destiny Discover)

• N is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet by Elissa D. Grodin (Letter C) (available on Epic!)

Library Books:

• Connecticut (Hello U.S.A.) by Amy Gelman (page 42, 61, 66)

• N is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet by Elissa D. Grodin (Letter C)

• Ask your Library Media Specialist to help you find other books!