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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Abby_Kelley_FosterAbby Kelley Foster - Wikipedia

    After a four-year courtship, Kelley married fellow abolitionist Stephen Symonds Foster in 1845. In 1847, she and her husband purchased a farm in the Tatnuck region of Worcester, Massachusetts, and named it "Liberty Farm".

  3. socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu › woman-suffrageSocial Welfare History Project Foster, Abigail Kelley – (1811 ...

    Nov 19, 2015 · The slanders against Abby Kelley abated when she married radical abolitionist Stephen Symonds Foster in 1845, when she was in her mid-thirties. They bought a farm near Worcester, Massachusetts: now called Liberty Farm, it is a designated Historical Landmark.

  4. www.wwhp.org › who-was-abby-kelley-fosterWho was Abby Kelley Foster? | Worcester Women's History ...

    Abby and fellow radical abolitionist Stephen Foster married in 1845 and bought a farm in Worcester, Massachusetts. Now called Liberty Farm, it is a designated Historical Landmark. Abby gave birth to their daughter, Alla, in 1847.

  5. abbyshouse.org › about › who-is-abbyWho is Abby? - Abby's House

    Born in 1811 in Pelham, Massachusetts, Abby Kelley Foster moved to Worcester with her family that same year. Reared in the Quaker faith, Abby developed a spirit of independence and commitment early on in life, both of which led her to embrace a long and difficult career as an agitator and lecturer.

  6. www.britannica.com › biography › Abigail-Kelley-FosterAbigail Kelley Foster | American Abolitionist, Feminist ...

    In 1845 she married Stephen S. Foster, a companion on the abolitionist lecture circuit. They continued to travel and lecture together until 1861, although after 1847 Abigail Foster spent much of each year at their Worcester, Massachusetts, farm.

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  7. home.nps.gov › people › abby-kelley-fosterAbby Kelley Foster (U.S. National Park Service) - NPS

    Aug 6, 2021 · In 1845, Kelley married fellow abolitionist Stephen Symonds Foster. The couple become known for their rousing and inspiring speeches. They decided to settle in Massachusetts and make a permanent home.

  8. www.encyclopedia.com › kelley-abby-1810-1887Kelley, Abby (1810–1887) - Encyclopedia.com

    After a four-year courtship on the road, the couple married in 1845 and continued to travel together as a lecture team until 1861. After the birth of her daughter Pauline in 1847, 37-year-old Kelley began to spend more time at the couple's Worcester farm, which also became a haven for fugitive slaves.