Douglass, Sarah Mapps (1806–1882)
Douglass, Sarah Mapps (1806–1882)
African-American educator and abolitionist. Born Sarah Mapps Douglass in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept 9, 1806; died 1882; dau. of Robert and Grace (Bustill) Douglass; attended the "colored" school founded by her mother and James Forten; m. William Douglass (rector of St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church), July 23, 1855 (died 1861).
A leading light in the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, which was founded by mother Grace Douglass in 1833, also taught in Philadelphia area most of her life; was a lifelong friend of Angelina E. Grimké and Sarah Moore Grimké.
See also Women in World History.
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