Английская Википедия:Charlotte Vandine Forten

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Charlotte Vandine Forten (1785–1884) was an American abolitionist and matriarch of the Philadelphia Forten family.

Biography

Forten née Vandine was born in 1785 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] In 1805 she married James Forten (1766–1842).[2] The couple had many children, the most notable were Harriet Forten Purvis, Margaretta Forten, and Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis often referred to as the "Forten Sisters".[3] Her granddaughter Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914) was a prominent abolitionist and educator.[4]

Charlotte and her daughters were founders of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society (PFASS) in 1833.[2] According to the "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915" she died on December 30, 1884, in Philadelphia.

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