Sallie Southall Cotten

Sallie Southall Cotten
Sallie Southall Cotten (1846-1929) was an influential American writer, activist, and advocate for women's rights, particularly in the Southern United States. She is best known for her book "The White Doe: The Fate of Virginia Dare," a poetic retelling of the legend of Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Cotten was a prominent member of the women's club movement, serving as the first president of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. Her work also extended to philanthropy and education, contributing to the advancement of women's civic involvement.

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FORGOTTEN FACTS AND FANCIESOF AMERICAN HISTORY AS civilization advances there develops in the heart of man a higher appreciation of the past, and the deeds of preceding generations come to be viewed with a calm criticism which denudes those deeds of false splendor and increases the lustre of real accomplishment. Man cannot see into the future and acquire the prescience of coming events which would make... more...