{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"231. John Hooker: Hartford\u2019s Abolitionist Lawyer","description":" In this episode, you\u2019ll be introduced to John Hooker, a Hartford lawyer, judge, and abolitionist as well as a reformer for women\u2019s rights. Hooker was the president of the anti-slavery committee in Hartford, published the Charter Oak anti-slavery newspaper with the Connecticut Anti-Slavery Society of Hartford, and co-authored with his wife Isabella Beecher Hooker, the state bill in 1877 that gave married women more control of their property. Why isn\u2019t he better known?    Our guest for this episode is Erika Slocumb, Director of Interpretation & Visitor Experience at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism. Erika is a scholar of Black history. She received her BA in Social Justice Education, her MS in Labor Studies, and she expects her PhD in African American Studies in the fall of 2026\u2014all from University of Massachusetts Amherst.   Be sure to go to the Stowe Center\u2019s website at stowecenter.org\/blog\/ to read Erika\u2019s new blog post about John Hooker.  Plan to attend the Nook Farm Lawn Party and Fourth of July events-all the info is on the Stowe Center website.   Grating the Nutmeg is partnering with Preservation Connecticut to bring you summer and fall episodes on saving historic barns, Connecticut sites found in the historic Green Book guide for black travelers, Mid-Century Modern architecture, and sites that reveal the state\u2019s LGBTQ+ history.  Connecticut\u2019s historic places matter!   ------------------------------------------   Don\u2019t forget to subscribe to Connecticut Explored magazine today-our summer issue is a double-issue celebrating our nation\u2019s 250th birthday! And set up your monthly donation to Grating the Nutmeg at ctexplored.org This episode of Grating the Nutmeg was produced by Mary Donohue and engineered by Patrick O\u2019Sullivan at https:\/\/www.highwattagemedia.com\/   Follow GTN on our socials-Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky. Follow executive producer Mary Donohue on Facebook and Instagram at West Hartford Town Historian. Join us in two weeks for our next episode of Grating the Nutmeg, the podcast of Connecticut history. Thank you for listening!       ","author_name":"Grating the Nutmeg","author_url":"http:\/\/gratingthenutmeg.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"