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Helen Pitts Douglass (1838–1903) was an American suffragist, known for being the second wife of Frederick Douglass. She also created the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association, which became the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.
Frederick Douglass and Helen Pitts Douglass remained married until his death in 1895. After his will was contested by his children, Helen secured loans in order to buy Cedar Hill and preserve it as a memorial to her late husband.
31 de ene. de 2019 · Known For: A White woman who married the mixed-race North American 19th-century Black activist leader Frederick Douglass, Helen Pitts Douglass was an advocate in her own right and pushed for ending of the system of enslavement, suffrage, and her husband's legacy.
- Jone Johnson Lewis
An activist prior to their marriage, HELEN PITTS DOUGLASS, second wife of Frederick, was widowed after his 1895 death. According to Mr. Douglass’s will, Cedar Hill – their final home – was to be inherited by Helen Pitts Douglass. An error was found in the will and it was challenged in court.
15 de mar. de 2023 · While the interracial marriage between Helen Pitts of Honeoye, NY, and Frederick Douglass, pre-eminent leader of Nineteenth-Century Black America, scandalized many in the country and in Douglass’ family, Helen’s life had already shown her independent spirit and deep commitment to social progress.
11 de mar. de 2013 · Thanks to Helen Douglass, an extraordinary woman and pioneering preservationist, Cedar Hill still stands to tell the compelling story behind her family, share part of the history of the abolitionist movement, and celebrate the many possibilities that come with freedom.
Helen Pitts (1838 - 1903) was an American suffragette and the second wife of Frederick Douglass. She also created the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association. [1] . Her controversial marriage to an African American man was radical at the time but also revolutionary in the scope of human affairs.
