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Virginia Hewlett Douglass (June 1, 1849 – December 14, 1889; née Virginia Lewis Molyneaux Hewlett) was an African-American suffragist. She was married to Frederick Douglass, Jr. Biography
Biography of Virginia Hewlett Douglass, 1849-1889. By Thomas Dublin, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Binghamton University. Virginia Molyneaux Hewlett was born in New York in 1849, the third child of Aaron and Virginia Josephine Hewlett.
This hand-colored carte de visite depicts Virginia L. Molyneaux Hewlett Douglass, who married Frederick Douglass, Jr., the son of the famous African American leader.
Biography. Virginia (Hewlett) Douglass is a part of US Black heritage. Virginia was born about 1849 in New York. She was the daughter of Aaron Hewlett and Rachel Lewis. She grew up mainly in Cambridge, Massachusetts where her father was an instructor of physical fitness at Harvard.
They had five children: Virginia Hewlett Douglass, a suffragist who married Frederick Douglass Jr.; Emanuel D. Molyneaux Hewlett, who became the first black graduate of the Boston University School of Law; Aaron; Paul Molyneaux, who became a renowned Shakesperian actor; and Aaronella.
Aug 14, 2024 · Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Walter O. Evans collection of Frederick Douglass and Douglass Family papers. Series II: Douglass family papers, 1853 - 1933. Writings, family papers, clippings, and ephemera, 1856 - 1918. THIS ITEM Marriage certificate for Frederick Douglass, Jr. and Virginia Hewlett. Container / Volume. Box 4, folder 35.
The 2⅛ x 3½-inch portrait photographs portray many of Boston’s most prominent Black abolitionist figures – including suffragist Virginia Hewlett Douglass, lawyer Robert Morris, educator Elizabeth N. “Lizzie” Smith, and Dr. John V. DeGrasse – and include rare examples by makers like the Black landscape painter Edward Mitchell Bannister.