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Sallie Southall Cotten

From the state marker

“Writer and advocate of women's rights. Helped organize N.C. Federation of Women's Clubs, 1902. Lived one mile south.”

State historical marker: F-57: Sallie S. Cotten 1846-1929

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More than petticoats

Cohn, Scotti · 2000 · Twodot

Scotti Cohn's short biographies of notable North Carolina women, including Harriet Jacobs, Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Annie Lowrie Alexander and Cornelia Phillips Spencer of Chapel Hill. Published by Twodot in 2000, 198 pages with illustrations.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Cardinal record: Cotten, Sallie Southall.

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