Papers, 1814-1861 (inclusive), 1847-1860 (bulk).

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Papers, 1814-1861 (inclusive), 1847-1860 (bulk).

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Diaries, 1847-1860, and an incomplete antislavery manuscript reflect her religious thoughts, and her application of religion to life. Davison wrote of hearing Frederick Douglass speak, of reading Harriet Beecher Stowe's Dred, and of the 1856 presidential election. She observed slave life closely and visited free blacks in Philadelphia and Princeton, N.J. Also included are notes, a notebook, and a penmanship booklet.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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Harriet Beecher Stowe (b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Connecticut – d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American abolitionist and author. She is the daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher who preached against slavery. She is best known for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. It became an instant and controversial best-seller, both in the United States and abroad. The novel had a major impact on Northerners' attitudes toward slavery and by the beginning of the Civil War had sold more than a million copi...

Davison, Ann Maria, 1783-

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Davison lived in New Orleans most of her life but traveled along the East Coast. She was active in tract and Bible societies, and had a Sunday School for slaves. From the description of Papers, 1814-1861 (inclusive), 1847-1860 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006564 ...

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818. He barely knew his mother, who lived on a different plantation and died when he was a young child and never discovered the identity of his father. When he turned eight years old, his slaveowner hired him out to work as a body servant in Baltimore. At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom. Not allowed to attend school, he taught himself to read and wr...