Morse, Lucy Gibbons, 1839-1936.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-174
Abstract
Abby Hopper Gibbons (1801-1893), daughter of Isaac T. Hopper (1771-1852), was an important figure in many of the reform movements of the mid- and late nineteenth centuries, especially abolition and her work with the Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home. In 1833, she married fellow Hicksite Quaker, James Sloan Gibbons (1810-1892), a member of the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends. Her daughter, Sarah Hopper Emerson, used some of this material as a basis for her 1897 biography...
Dates:
1824-1992 [bulk 1850-1892]
