[3] She grew up in a household that was center of the Pennsylvania's Underground Railroad.
[1] She was a member of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and worked to raise funds.
[1] She attended the 1866 National Woman's Rights Convention and became a member of the American Equal Rights Association (AERA).
[1][4] She was on the executive committee of the Pennsylvania Woman's Suffrage Association.
[1] She was a delegate and the first African-American president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association.