Prudence Crandall - Later Years

Later Years

In August of the same year the school closed, Prudence Crandall married the Rev. Calvin Phileo. Mr. and Mrs. Philleo moved to Massachusetts, then lived in New York, Rhode Island, and Illinois, where Calvin Phileo died. The widowed Prudence Crandall relocated to Elk Falls, Kansas, where a state historical marker commemorates her contributions.

Connecticut repealed the Black Law in 1838, and later recognized Prudence Crandall with an act of the state legislature, prominently supported by Mark Twain, providing her with a $400 yearly pension in 1886 (about $9600 in 2010 dollars).