Sarah Parker Remond
Sarah Parker Remond (June 6, 1815 – December 13, 1894) was an African-American educator, abolitionist, and member of the American Anti-Slavery Society. She made her first speech against slavery when she was only sixteen years old. Late in life she became a physician in Italy.
Sarah Kathleen Sequoia Parker Jacquelina Remond | |
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| Born | June 6, 1815 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 1894 (aged 79) Florence, Italy |
| Alma mater | Bedford College for Women, London Ospedale di Santa Maria Nuova, Florence |
| Occupation | Activist, physician |
| Spouse(s) | Lazzaro Pintor Cabras |
| Parent(s) | John Remond (father) Nancy Lenox (mother) |
| Relatives | Charles Lenox Remond (brother) Caroline Remond Putnam (sister) Cecilia Remond Putnam (sister) Marchita Remond (sister) |
Life
Remond was born in Salem, Massachusetts. She was born June 6, 1826, and she died in 1894.[1] She went to an all black elementary school. she was not a slave but her father was, who then became an American citizen. Her family moved to Newport, Rhode Island and she went to a private school. She made her first speech in 1842. She made her first speech when she was 16 years old against slavery.
Sarah Parker Remond Media
- Frederick Douglass (circa 1879).jpg
Frederick Douglass, circa 1879. Remond and Douglass toured together in Britain.
- Sarah Parker Remond plaque in Warrington.png
Blue plaque commemorating Remond's time in Warrington.
- Cimitero Acattolico Roma.jpg
Remond is interred at the Cimitero Acattolico in Rome.
References
- ↑ "Education & Resources - National Women's History Museum - NWHM". Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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