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Martha Coffin Wright (December 25, 1806 – 1875) was an American feminist, abolitionist, and signatory of the Declaration of Sentiments who was a close friend and supporter of Harriet Tubman .
4 Apr 2023 · Martha Coffin Wright (1806-75) was the youngest of eight children and the sister of Lucretia Coffin Mott. Wright is described by Ann D. Gordon, editor of the Stanton and Anthony papers, as "a stalwart of the state antislavery society and ...one of the inner circle of woman's rights leaders until the end of her life.
Learn about the life and achievements of Martha Coffin Pelham Wright, a Quaker activist and suffragist who participated in the first women's rights convention in 1848. She was also a leader of the American Anti-Slavery Society and the National Woman Suffrage Association.
Learn about Martha Wright, a Quaker activist who helped plan the first women's rights convention in 1848 and led the National Woman Suffrage Association. See her biography, family, education, employment and affiliations.
15 Apr 2021 · Martha Coffin Wright, a Quaker and mother of six, found her voice writing anti-slavery essays for the North Star, an abolitionist paper published by Frederick Douglass.
Martha Coffin Wright (1806-1875) was an American women's rights leader and a Quaker. She participated in the first women's rights convention in 1848, organized and led many others, and supported Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
1 Sep 2005 · A devoted wife and the mother of seven children, Wright had a strong sense of personal independence and did not hesitate to express opinions that were unpopular with her contemporaries, thus earning her the reputation for being “a very dangerous woman.”
