Biography eliza lucas pinckney
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About Eliza
This chapter was named for Eliza Lucas Pinckney (December 28, 1722–1793), who changed agriculture in colonial South Carolina, where she developed indigo as one of its most important cash crops. The cultivation and processing of indigo as dye produced one-third the total value of the colony’s exports before the American Revolutionary War. Manager of three plantations at age 16, Pinckney had a major impact on the economy. She was the first woman to be inducted into South Carolina’s Business ingångsrum of Fame.
Early Life and Education
Elizabeth (known as Eliza) Lucas was born on December 28, 1722, probably in Antigua, British West Indies, where she grew up at Cabbage Tree, one of her family’s three sugar plantations on the island. She was the eldest child of Lieutenant-Colonel George Lucas of Dalzell’s Regiment of Foot in British Army, and his wife, Ann Lucas. She had two brothers, Thomas and George, and a younger sister Mary (known to her family as
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Eliza Lucas
American planter and agriculturalist (1722–1793)
Elizabeth "Eliza" Pinckney (née Lucas; December 28, 1722 – May 27, 1793)[1] was an American farmer.
Pinckney transformed agriculture in colonial South Carolina, where she developed indigo as one of its most important cash crops. Its cultivation and processing as dye produced one-third the total value of the colony's exports before the Revolutionary War. The manager of three plantations,[2] Pinckney had a major influence on the colonial economy.
Together with her husband Charles Pinckney, Eliza raised a daughter and two sons, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney, who became prominent politicians in South Carolina and were nominated for president and vice president of the United States by the Federalist Party.
Early life and education
[edit]Elizabeth (known as Eliza) Lucas was born on December 28, 1722, on the island of Antigua, in the colony of the British Leeward Islands in the
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Historians often credit Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793) with perfecting the growth of indigo as a major cash crop in South Carolina. Her unique situation as a female plantation manager defied the social expectations of the Charleston elite. Through exploitation of enslaved workers, Eliza Lucas Pinckney established a plantation empire giving her access to wealth and status.
Born in Colonial British Antigua, Eliza Lucas was the eldest daughter of George Lucas, Lieutenant Governor of the island, and Ann Lucas. She was raised on a sugarcane plantation, then went overseas to England to study at 10 years old. This was common for upper-class families to send their children for schooling; young boys would learn math, science, and literature, while young girls would be prepared to meet a suitable marriage partner by being taught literature, writing, and music. While Eliza was in London, she learned about botany, which was becoming popular with girls her age. This formal education influen