Joseph A. and Ruth Dugdale Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence of Dugdale and his wife, Ruth Dugdale, both of whom were active in reform efforts such as the abolition of slavery and women's rights. Correspondents include Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Thomas Garrett, William Lloyd Garrison, James Mott, Lucretia Mott, and Wendell Phillips.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1873
Creator
- Dugdale, Joseph A., 1810-1896 (Person)
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) (Contributor, Person)
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 (Contributor, Person)
- Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 (Contributor, Person)
- Garrett, Thomas, 1789-1871 (Contributor, Person)
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 (Contributor, Person)
- Mott, James, 1788-1868 (Contributor, Person)
- Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 (Contributor, Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Joseph Dugdale (1810-1896) was a Quaker minister, farmer, and reformer, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania in 1810. He lived in Ohio, where he was part of the progressive group at Green Plain that split from Indiana Yearly Meeting; Pennsylvania, where he helped organize Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends (also known Longwood Yearly Meeting); and Iowa, where he died in 1896.
Ruth Dugdale (1801-1896) rivaled her husband, Joseph, in her zeal for reform causes. She was a respected Quaker minister, and participated actively in anti-slavery, temperance, women's rights, and other movements in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Iowa. She survived her husband and died in 1896.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (.1 linear feet (26 items.))
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--LaVerne Forbush. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1962.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--unknown donor. Method of acquisition--Gift of.
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- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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