Grew, Mary A. (1813–1896)
Grew, Mary A. (1813–1896)
American abolitionist and suffragist. Born Sept 1, 1813, in Hartford, Connecticut; died Oct 10, 1896, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; dau. of the Rev. Henry Grew and Kate Merrow; lived for many years with close friend Margaret Burleigh.
Served as corresponding secretary for Female Anti Slavery Society until 1870; elected to executive committee of Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and was co-editor of its publication, Pennsylvania Freeman; served as delegate to World's Anti-Slavery Convention (London, 1840), where neither she nor other women delegates were allowed to enter the convention floor, an event which pushed her toward the issue of women's rights; served as president of Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association (1869–92) and American Woman Suffrage Association (1887); helped found New Century Club of Philadelphia (1877), an important early woman's club.