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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.
Helen Pitts was a white abolitionist and feminist who married Frederick Douglass, a Black leader and writer, in 1884. Their interracial union faced opposition from both white and Black communities, but they remained devoted to each other until his death.
31 de ene. de 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.
Helen Pitts Douglass, the second wife of Frederick Douglass, inherited Cedar Hill and fought to keep it as a memorial to his legacy. She faced legal challenges, financial struggles, and racial discrimination, but with the help of women's organizations and activists, she succeeded in passing the home to future generations.
11 de mar. de 2013 · Helen Pitts Douglass was a passionate and influential woman who saved the home of her husband, abolitionist and suffragist leader Frederick Douglass, after his death. Learn how she fought against family opposition, bought the property herself, and founded the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association.
Helen Pitts (1838 - 1903) was an American suffragette and the second wife of Frederick Douglass. She also created the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association. [1] . Her controversial marriage to an African American man was radical at the time but also revolutionary in the scope of human affairs.
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.
