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Helen Pitts Douglass (1838–1903) was an American suffragist, known for being the second wife of Frederick Douglass. She also created the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association, which became the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.
- Suffragist
- 1903 (aged 64–65), Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Helen Pitts Bobby, 1838, Honeoye, New York, U.S.
- Douglass family (by marriage)
On the morning of January 25, 1884, Jane Pitts woke up to newspaper headlines that her daughter Helen, without her knowledge, had married the famous abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass. The news of the union shocked many people, and scrutiny came from all sides at once toward the newlyweds, who now found themselves in the middle of a ...
Jan 31, 2019 · Born Helen Pitts (1838–1903), Helen Pitts Douglass was a suffragist and a North American 19th-century Black activist. She is best known for marrying politician and North American 19th-century Black activist Frederick Douglass, an interracial marriage considered surprising and scandalous at the time.
- Jone Johnson Lewis
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An activist prior to their marriage, HELEN PITTS DOUGLASS, second wife of Frederick, was widowed after his 1895 death. According to Mr. Douglass’s will, Cedar Hill – their final home – was to be inherited by Helen Pitts Douglass. An error was found in the will and it was challenged in court.
Mar 11, 2013 · Announcing the 2024 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. In honor of Women’s History Month, read Pitts Douglass' inspiring story of love, perseverance, and preservation.
Mar 15, 2023 · March 15, 2023. Home - Mourning in the Morning - Helen Pitts Douglass – Advocate, Wife, Keeper of the Flame. While the interracial marriage between Helen Pitts of Honeoye, NY, and Frederick Douglass, pre-eminent leader of Nineteenth-Century Black America, scandalized many in the country and in Douglass’ family, Helen’s life had already ...
Helen Pitts Douglass. *The birth of Helen Pitts Douglass is celebrated on August 16, 1838. She was a white-American teacher, and suffragist, known for being the second wife of Frederick Douglass. Helen Pitts was born in Honeoye, New York; her parents were activists in the abolitionist and suffragist movements.
