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Sarah Blake Shaw (née Sturgis; August 31, 1815 – December 31, 1902) was an American abolitionist, women's rights supporter, anti-imperialist and philanthropist.
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw was the mother of Robert Gould Shaw. She was a very formidable woman for her time.
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw (August 31, 1815 – December 31, 1902) was an abolitionist, women's rights supporter, anti-imperialist and philanthropist. She married Francis George Shaw on 9 June 1835.
- Female
- August 31, 1815
- Francis George Shaw
- December 29, 1902
Elizabeth Gaskell's acquaintance with the family was through Robert's mother, Sarah Blake Shaw, née Sturgis (1815-1902), whom she met in Paris in 1855, as described in the article. She was a staunch abolitionist, her resolve spilling into fanaticism when it came to directing Robert's career.
4 gen 2024 · About Sarah Blake Shaw Parkman. Wife of wealthy activist Francis George Shaw. She supported his desire to see social reform, and especially, she helped champion the idea of a free black human being.
When Sarah Blake Sturgis was born on 4 December 1812, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathanial Russell Sturgis, was 33 and her mother, Susanna Parkman, was 32. She married Francis George Shaw on 9 May 1835, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
Consists of letters written to Francis George and Sarah Blake (Sturgis) Shaw by various correspondents. Topics discussed include family matters, the details of daily life, spiritualism and Swedenborgianism, slavery, and important events leading up to the Civil War, such as the assault on Charles Sumner, the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and ...
