Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis | |
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| Born | Sarah Louisa Forten 1814 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | 1884 (aged 69–70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Other names | Ada, Magawisca |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, abolitionist |
| Spouse | Joseph Purvis |
| Children | 8, including William B. Purvis |
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| Relatives | Harriet Forten Purvis (sister), Margaretta Forten (sister) |
Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis (1814–1884) was an American poet and abolitionist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She co-founded The Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and contributed many poems to the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator.[1]
- ^ Smith, Jessie Carney (2009). Freedom facts and firsts: 400 years of the African American civil rights experience. Linda T. Wynn. Canton, MI: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-1-57859-243-2. OCLC 608623382.