Who was Eliza Lucas Pinckney?

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Who was Eliza Lucas Pinckney?

She was in the 16 -mid 1700s.

2007-09-25 09:18:56 · 2 answers · asked by domicheree94 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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The first important agriculturalist in the U.S. She was born in Antigua in 1722. She cultivated and created improved strains of the indigo plant.
President George Washington was a pallbearer at her funeral in 1793.

2007-09-25 09:23:18 · answer #1 · answered by Louie O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://www.myetv.org/television/productions/legacy/laureates/Eliza%20Lucs%20Pinckney.html
and a whole lot of other sites from eSearch

2007-09-25 09:24:06 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋