Robinson, Rachel Gilpin, 1799-1862
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Robinson, Rachel Gilpin, 1799-1862
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Robinson, Rachel Gilpin, 1799-1862
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Rachel Gilpin Robinson was born in New York, N.Y., the daughter of artist George Gilpin and Lucy Gilpin. She married Rowland Thomas Robinson, whom she met at a Quaker boarding school. After their marriage in New York City, they moved to his family home, Rokeby, in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1820. She was active in the anti-slavery movement, opening her home to fugitive slaves and being a founder of the Vermont Anti-Slavery Society. She was also involved in the Quaker Hicksite controversy and in the temperance movement in Vermont.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/7041129
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2001045540
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Slavery
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Vermont--Ferrisburgh
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Vermont
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Ferrisburgh (Vt.)
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Rhode Island
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