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Abigail Gibbons (Hopper)
Birth: 12-7-1801
Death: 1-16-1893
RelationshipsChildrenEmerson, Sarah Hopper
ParentsHopper, Issac Tatem
Biography
Gibbons was an important figure in many of the reform movements in the middle and late nineteenth century. Her father, Isaac Tatem Hopper, was an ardent abolitionist and Quaker. Gibbons was also active in the abolitionist movement and in prison reformer. She served as a Civil War nurse and visited army camps in that period and also was a welfare worker. After the War, she established a "Labor and Aid Society" to provide work for returning veterans. She was one of the founders of the Women's Prison Association and The Isaac T. Hopper Home in NYC, which was established to aid former prisoners' return to society, the fits of its kind. Her home was destroyed by a mob in the 1863 draft riots. She directed Quaker schools throughout her life. After her father and her husband were disowned by the New York Monthly Meeting in 1841 for their writing and testimonies against slavery, she resigned her membership the next year, along with her four children. Despite this, the family remained "Quakerly" in worship and life-style.
- Adapted from Swarthmore College's background note
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 6, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 30, 1862
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Biography: Gibbons was an important figure in many of the reform movements in the middle and late nineteenth century. Her father, Isaac Tatem Hopper, was an ardent abolitionist and Quaker. Gibbons was also active in the abolitionist movement and in prison reformer. She served as a Civil War nurse and visited army camps in that period and also was a welfare worker. After the War, she established a "Labor and Aid Society" to provide work for returning veterans. She was one of the founders of the Women's Prison Association and The Isaac T. Hopper Home in NYC, which was established to aid former prisoners' return to society, the fits of its kind. Her home was destroyed by a mob in the 1863 draft riots. She directed Quaker schools throughout her life. After her father and her husband were disowned by the New York Monthly Meeting in 1841 for their writing and testimonies against slavery, she resigned her membership the next year, along with her four children. Despite this, the family remained "Quakerly" in worship and life-style.
- Adapted from Swarthmore College's background note
Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/friends/ead/5174ahgi.xmlTitle of Webpage: Abby Hopper Gibbons Family Papers, 1824-1992Website Viewing Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 21:30Website's Last Modified Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 21:30
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/233178/Abigail-Hopper-GibbonsTitle of Webpage: Abigail Hopper GibbonsWebsite Viewing Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 21:30Website Last Modified Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 21:30
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/233178/Abigail-Hopper-GibbonsTitle of Webpage: Abigail Hopper GibbonsWebsite Viewing Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 21:30Website Last Modified Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 21:30
ChildrenEmerson, Sarah Hopper
Emerson, Sarah Hopper
ParentsHopper, Issac Tatem
Hopper, Issac Tatem
Biography
Gibbons was an important figure in many of the reform movements in the middle and late nineteenth century. Her father, Isaac Tatem Hopper, was an ardent abolitionist and Quaker. Gibbons was also active in the abolitionist movement and in prison reformer. She served as a Civil War nurse and visited army camps in that period and also was a welfare worker. After the War, she established a "Labor and Aid Society" to provide work for returning veterans. She was one of the founders of the Women's Prison Association and The Isaac T. Hopper Home in NYC, which was established to aid former prisoners' return to society, the fits of its kind. Her home was destroyed by a mob in the 1863 draft riots. She directed Quaker schools throughout her life. After her father and her husband were disowned by the New York Monthly Meeting in 1841 for their writing and testimonies against slavery, she resigned her membership the next year, along with her four children. Despite this, the family remained "Quakerly" in worship and life-style. - Adapted from Swarthmore College's background note
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 6, 1862
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 30, 1862
Citations
Gibbons was an important figure in many of the reform movements in the middle and late nineteenth century. Her father, Isaac Tatem Hopper, was an ardent abolitionist and Quaker. Gibbons was also active in the abolitionist movement and in prison reformer. She served as a Civil War nurse and visited army camps in that period and also was a welfare worker. After the War, she established a "Labor and Aid Society" to provide work for returning veterans. She was one of the founders of the Women's Prison Association and The Isaac T. Hopper Home in NYC, which was established to aid former prisoners' return to society, the fits of its kind. Her home was destroyed by a mob in the 1863 draft riots. She directed Quaker schools throughout her life. After her father and her husband were disowned by the New York Monthly Meeting in 1841 for their writing and testimonies against slavery, she resigned her membership the next year, along with her four children. Despite this, the family remained "Quakerly" in worship and life-style.
- Adapted from Swarthmore College's background note