Born: 1810 (circa), United States
Died: 11 June 1875
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Hattie Purvis, Harriet Davy Forten
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Harriet Forten Purvis was an abolitionist and suffragist who founded the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society with her mother, sisters, and Lucretia Mott, among others in 1833. She was a member of the American Equal Rights Association and then the National Woman Suffrage Association.