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Helen Pitts Douglass (1838-1903) was an American suffragist and the second wife of Frederick Douglass. She founded the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association, which became a national park, and was buried next to him in Rochester.
Helen Pitts was a white abolitionist and feminist who married Frederick Douglass, a Black leader and writer, in 1884. Their interracial union faced opposition from both white and Black communities, but they remained devoted to each other until his death.
31 de ene. de 2019 · Helen Pitts Douglass was a suffragist and a North American 19th-century Black activist who married the mixed-race leader Frederick Douglass in 1884. Learn about her life, work, and the challenges and controversies of their interracial marriage.
Helen Pitts Douglass (1838-1903) fue una sufragista estadounidense, conocida por ser la segunda esposa de Frederick Douglass. También creó la Asociación Histórica y Conmemorativa de Frederick Douglass, que se convirtió en el Sitio Histórico Nacional Frederick Douglass.
An activist prior to their marriage, HELEN PITTS DOUGLASS, second wife of Frederick, was widowed after his 1895 death. According to Mr. Douglass’s will, Cedar Hill – their final home – was to be inherited by Helen Pitts Douglass.
15 de mar. de 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Helen Pitts Douglass, the wife of Frederick Douglass and a pioneer of social progress. Discover how she preserved his legacy and fought for his memory against opposition and apathy.
Frederick Douglass fue un famoso líder afroamericano que luchó por la abolición de la esclavitud en Estados Unidos en el siglo XIX. En 1884, después de la muerte de su primera esposa, Anna Murray Douglass, Douglass se casó con Helen Pitts, quien era una feminista blanca y exprofesora de la escuela en Rochester, Nueva York.