Harriet Forten Purvis

Harriet Forten Purvis
Purvis c. 1874[1]
Born
Harriet Davy Forten

c. 1810
DiedJune 11, 1875 (aged 64–65)
Other namesHattie Purvis Jr.
Occupations
SpouseRobert Purvis
Children8, including Harriet Jr. and Charles
Parents
Relatives

Harriet Forten Purvis (c. 1810 – June 11, 1875) was an African-American abolitionist and first generation suffragist. With her mother and sisters, she formed the first biracial women's abolitionist group, the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society. She hosted anti-slavery events at her home and with her husband Robert Purvis ran an Underground Railroad station. Robert and Harriet also founded the Gilbert Lyceum. She fought against segregation and for the right for blacks to vote after the Civil War.

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