Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Helen Pitts Douglass (1838-1903)
1880
By J.H. Kent, Rochester, New York
Helen Pitts Douglass was Frederick Douglass' second wife. She was from Honeoye, New York. Her parents, Gideon and Jane Wells Pitts were both abolitionists. Helen's ancestors can be tracked to the Mayflower. She attended Mt. Holyoke Seminary in Massachusetts. She was an activist in the women's rights movement and collaborated with Caroline Winslow in publishing a feminist newspaper, The Alpha.
Paper. L 16.5, 10.8 cm
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. FRDO 2814



Helen Pitts Douglass (1838-1903) 1880 By J.H. Kent, Rochester, New York Helen Pitts Douglass was Frederick Douglass' second wife. She was from Honeoye, New York. Her parents, Gideon and Jane Wells Pitts were both abolitionists. Helen's ancestors can be tracked to the Mayflower. She attended Mt. Holyoke Seminary in Massachusetts. She was an activist in the women's rights movement and collaborated with Caroline Winslow in publishing a feminist newspaper, The Alpha. Paper. L 16.5, 10.8 cm Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. FRDO 2814
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