Charlotte Vandine Forten

Charlotte Vandine Forten (1785–1884) was an American abolitionist and matriarch of the Philadelphia Forten family.

Charlotte Vandine Forten
Born
Charlotte Vandine

1785 (1785)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S.
Died1884 (aged 98–99)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
SpouseJames Forten
Children9, including Harriet Forten Purvis,
Margaretta Forten,
Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis

Biography

Forten née Vandine was born in 1785 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] In 1805 she married James Forten (1766–1842).[2] The couple had many children, the most notable were Harriet Forten Purvis, Margaretta Forten, and Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis often referred to as the "Forten Sisters".[3] Her granddaughter Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914) was a prominent abolitionist and educator.[4]

Charlotte and her daughters were founders of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society (PFASS) in 1833.[2] According to the "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915" she died on December 30, 1884, in Philadelphia.

References
  1. Brown, Stacy M. (21 August 2019). "Women's Suffrage Heroine: Charlotte Vandine Forten". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. "Africans in America/Part 3/The Forten Women". PBS. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. "The Forten Sisters". History of American Women. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. "Charlotte Forten Grimké". Women in History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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