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. Remond and Douglass toured together in Britain.
Remond is interred at the Cimitero Acattolico in Rome.
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References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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