Charles Drayton's (1743-1820) writings provide insight into the significance of education at Drayton Hall and highlight the disparate opportunities children had based on race, social status, and gender. Drayton sons received formal schooling and daughters were groomed to become marriageable ladies of high society, while children in the enslaved community practiced trades and served apprenticeships to learn jobs which were often highly specialized. In this webinar, Curator Amber Satterthwaite will discuss the very different educational experiences of gentry and enslaved boys and girls at Drayton Hall in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
(843) 769-2600
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3380 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
Drayton Hall's main house and landscape are open to the public weekly Wednesday through Monday from 9 am to 5:00 pm (gate closes at 3:30 pm). CLOSED on Tuesdays. The gate will accept no cash transactions.
