Margaret Hope Bacon Research Papers, 1947-2007.

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Margaret Hope Bacon Research Papers, 1947-2007.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/719372048

Her Research Papers consist primarily of the manuscripts and files assembled in the process of research. Included are extensive files on Lucretia Mott, Robert Purvis, and Quaker women.

7.5 linear ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898

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Bacon, Margaret Hope

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Margaret Hope Bacon was a prolific Quaker author and social activist. From the description of Margaret Hope Bacon Research Papers, 1947-2007. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 719372048 ...

Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880

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Lucretia Mott (née Coffin) was born Jan. 3, 1793 in Nantucket, MA. She was a descendent of Peter Folger and Mary Morrell Folger and a cousin of Framer Benjamin Franklin. Mott became a teacher; her interest in women's rights began when she discovered that male teachers at the school were paid significantly more than female staff. A well known abolitionist, Mott considered slavery to be evil, a Quaker view. When she moved to Philadelphia, she became Quaker minister. Along with white and black wo...