Helen Pitts Douglass
Helen Pitts (1838–1903) was an American suffragist and the second wife of Frederick Douglass. She also created the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association.
Read more about Helen Pitts Douglass: Early Life, Abolitionist Work, Marriage To Frederick Douglass, Building A Memorial To Frederick Douglass
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“I wish I were where Helen lies,
Night and day on me she cries;
And I am weary of the skies,
For her sake that died for me.”
—Unknown. Helen of Kirconnell (l. 37–40)
“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is in an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”
—Frederick Douglass (c.1817–1895)