Samuel Worcester
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Samuel Austin Worcester was an American missionary to the Cherokee, translator of the Bible, printer, and defender of the Cherokee sovereignty. He collaborated with Elias Boudinot in Georgia to establ
Samuel Worcester, "Cherokee Messenger"
Samuel Worcester's home in New Echota
Alice Robertson
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Alice Mary Robertson was an American educator, social worker, Native Americans' rights activist, government official, and politician who became the second woman to serve in the United States Congress,
Samuel Worcester
…printer, cofounder of Cherokee Phoenix newspaper Spouses Ann Orr (m. 1825–1839) Erminia Nash (m. 1842–1850) Children 7, including Ann Eliza Relatives Alice Robertson (granddaughter) Samuel Austin Worcester (January 19, 1798 – April 20, 1859) was an American missionary to the Cherokee, translator of the Bible, printer…
Portrait of Alice Mary Robertson
Robertson's former residence in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Robertson became the first woman to preside over the House chamber on June 20, 1921.
Robertson presiding over the House chamber on June 21, 1921.