Bathsheba A. Benedict
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Bathsheba A. Benedict was a 19th-century American philanthropist whose financial support and vision led to the establishment of Benedict College, a historically Black college in South Carolina.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bathsheba A. Benedict canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American philanthropist
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | name of Benedict College ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicFocusOfPhilanthropy | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education philanthropy
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philanthropy ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasHonor | college bearing her surname in recognition of her support ⓘ |
| hasSignificantConnection | Benedict College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | white benefactor supporting Black education in the 19th century ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to the establishment of a historically Black college in Columbia, South Carolina ⓘ |
| influenced | development of higher education opportunities for African Americans in South Carolina ⓘ |
| knownFor |
financial support for Benedict College
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vision for higher education for Black Americans in the post–Civil War era ⓘ |
| legacy | Benedict College named in her honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
philanthropic support of African American education
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role in the founding of Benedict College ⓘ |
| occupation | philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
South Carolina
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Baptist educational missions (inferred from Benedict College’s Baptist origins) ⓘ |
| supportedCause |
education for formerly enslaved people and their descendants
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higher education for African Americans ⓘ |
| supportedInstitution | Benedict College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reconstruction era United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfPhilanthropy | educational endowment ⓘ |
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