Harriet Forten Purvis
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Harriet Forten Purvis 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 Fema
Purvis c. 1874
Robert Purvis (1810-1898), circa 1840-1849
Charlotte Vandine Forten
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Charlotte Vandine Forten was an American abolitionist and matriarch of the Philadelphia Forten family.
Harriet Forten Purvis
…suffragette Underground Railroad station owner Spouse Robert Purvis Children 8, including Harriet Jr. and Charles Parents James Forten (father) Charlotte Vandine Forten (mother) Relatives Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis (sister) Margaretta Forten (sister) Harriet Forten Purvis (c. 1810 – June 11, 1875) was an African-American…
Charlotte Vandine Forten