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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.
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.
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.
31 janv. 2019 · Known For: A White woman who married the mixed-race North American 19th-century Black activist leader Frederick Douglass, Helen Pitts Douglass was an advocate in her own right and pushed for ending of the system of enslavement, suffrage, and her husband's legacy.
Anna Douglass, Frederick's first wife died in 1882. He married Helen Pitts in 1884. They were married for 11 years, when Mr. Douglass died of a heart attack. Although Douglass left Cedar Hill to Helen, the will was ruled invalid.
11 mars 2013 · Helen Pitts Douglass was one of the very first of these passionate women in preservation. As the daughter of parents who were both active in abolitionist and suffragist movements, Helen developed early on a determination to stand up for what she believed in.
Helen Pitts Douglass, la deuxième épouse blanche de Frederick Douglass, est connue pour son rôle dans la préservation de sa mémoire et sa lutte pour le suffrage.
