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Sarah Mapps Douglass (September 9, 1806 – September 8, 1882) was an American educator, abolitionist, writer, and public lecturer. Her painted images on her written letters may be the first or earliest surviving examples of signed paintings by an African American woman. [1]
Sarah Mapps Douglass (Filadelfia, 9 de septiembre de 1806- Filadelfia, 8 de septiembre de 1882) fue una educadora, abolicionista, escritora y conferencista pública afroamericana. Sus imágenes pintadas en cartas escritas pueden ser los primeros ejemplos sobrevivientes de pinturas firmadas por una mujer afroamericana. [ 1 ]
15 de feb. de 2007 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sarah Mapps Douglass, a prominent black abolitionist and educator in Philadelphia. She taught black children and adults, joined the Female Anti-Slavery Society, and corresponded with the Grimké sisters.
1 de feb. de 2019 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sarah Mapps Douglass, a prominent African American woman in 19th-century Philadelphia. She founded a school for African American girls, joined the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, and studied medicine and health.
Learn about Sarah Mapps Douglass (1806-1882), a freeborn African American woman who became a teacher, abolitionist, and artist in Philadelphia. She attended medical school, founded a school for Black women, and participated in anti-slavery and women's rights movements.
16 de jun. de 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Sarah Mapps Douglass, a prominent African-American abolitionist and the first known woman of color to sign her artworks. See her paintings of flowers and poems in friendship albums, and how she changed her mind and her actions for the cause of freedom.
Sarah Mapps Douglass – Independence Hall Assoc. – Octavius V. Catto. The granddaughter of Cyrus Bustill, a founder of the Free African Society in 1787 in Philadelphia, Sarah Mapps was an educator, writer, public lecturer, amateur artist, and abolitionist. As an artist, she often put painted images on her signed letters.
