Holley, Sallie (1818–1893)
Holley, Sallie (1818–1893)
American abolitionist and educator. Born Feb 17, 1818, in Canandaigua, NY; died Jan 12, 1893, in New York, NY; dau. of Myron Holley (lawyer) and Sally (House) Holley; lifelong companion was Caroline F. Putnam.
After attending lecture by abolitionist Abby Kelley Foster, became agent of American Anti-Slavery Society (1851); lectured frequently throughout "free states" on emancipation of slaves and negro suffrage; with companion Caroline F. Putnam, devoted remainder of life to Holley School, school for freedmen in Lottsburg, Northumberland County, VA (1870–93).
See also John White Chadwick, A Life for Liberty (1899).
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