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Ruth Townsend Dugdale
Ruth Townsend Dugdale (April 21, 1802 – September 5, 1898) was an American abolitionist and women's suffragist. She lived in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Iowa. In 1827, the family moved to Salem, Ohio, there Joseph A. Dugdale was disowned for his support of Elias Hicks and his antislavery sentiments. In 1833, the Dugdales moved to Clark County, Ohio. In 1835, Dugdale attended the first meeting of the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society. In 1851 the Dugdales moved to Chester County, Pennsylvania. In 1852, the Dugdales helped organize the first Women's Rights Convention in West Chester, Pennsylvania. On September 6 and 7, 1853, the Dugdales attended the Women's rights Convention in New York City known as the "Mob Convention." In 1853, the Dugdales and other reformers established the Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends. Lucretia Mott and Sojourner Truth both attended. On October 18, 1854, a Women's Rights Convention was held in Sansom Street Hall in Philadelphia. Joseph A. Dugdale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, first settled in 1785 as the site of a trading post a few years after the defeat of the Iroquois enabled a resumption of westward migration after the American Revolutionary War. The trading post soon became a tavern and inn and was receiving emigrants heading west, as it was located above the cut bank overlooking the first ford that could be reached to those descending from the Allegheny Mountains. Brownsville is located south of Pittsburgh along the east bank of the Monongahela River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Brownsville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 10.47%, is water—most of which is the Fayette County half of the Monongahela River between the community and the flatter lands of West Brownsville on the opposite shore in Washington County. As a community, the town is the central population center for a number of outlying hamlets geographically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
