Adelia Field Johnston
American educator
Category Archives: Activism > Abolition
Continue reading
Mehitable Sunderland
Mehitable Sunderland (1807-1901) is recognized as the first physician in Boston’s Hyde Park.
Nancy Gardner Prince
In 1853, Prince published A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince Written by Herself
Armeda Gibbs
Gibbs was an abolitionist who helped escaped slaves. During the Civil War, she became the first female nurse for the Union.
Mary Mildred Williams
American abolitionist
Maria Weston Chapman
A founder of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society
Ednah Dow Cheney
American activist who worked tirelessly for women’s rights, especially suffrage and the abolition of slavery.
Eliza Lee Cabot Follen
Best known for her anti-slavery writings including Anti-Slavery Hymns and Songs and A Letter to Mothers in Free States.
Sarah Parker Remond
International anti-slavery lecturer and activist for African American and women’s suffrage. Later, she moved to Italy where she became a medical doctor.
Susan Paul
In the 1830s, Susan Paul (1809-41) taught at the Smith School on Joy Street, a segregated school for African American children funded jointly by the city and private donations. Paul was also an officer in the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society.