Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis
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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]
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Born | Sarah Louisa Forten 1814 (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) |
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