Henrietta Sargent

Overview

Henrietta Sargent born Gloucester, MA November 18, 1785 (d. 1871). Pioneering abolitionist; founder of Female Anti-Slavery Society, Boston; 1835 meeting mobbed.

Quotations

"Touched by that power, the warrior's sword,
The ploughshare's form shall take.
Mercy and Truth combined appear,
Each cruel yoke to Break."

(poem Olive Tree, Sept 1851; photo Mass. Hist. Soc.)