Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Chandler and Margaret Evans, and the sister to William Guest and Thomas Jr.
Elizabeth was a poet and abolitionist. She supported education for blacks and women.
At the age of 18 she won a literary prize for her poem, "The Slave Ship".
She moved from Philadelphia, PA to Lenawee County, MI in 1830 with her brother Thomas and an aunt. She regularly contributed as the editor of Benjamin Lundy's "The Ladies Repository" section of his anti-slavery journal.
On 1832 she founded the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society with her friend and neighbor, Laura Smith Haviland. This organization eventually resulted in the establishment of one of the main links of the Underground Railroad system to Canada.
Ms. Chandler died of "remittent fever" on November 2, 1834. Her contributions to the abolitionist movement continued after her death. Her literary works were collected and published posthumously, and the proceeds from the sales of her books went to the cause of abolition.
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"Remember the Distance that Divides Us" The Family Letters of Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist and Michigan Pioneer Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, 1830-1842 - written by Marcia J. Heringa Mason. The book was recognized as a Michigan Notable Book in 2005.
Elizabeth was a poet and abolitionist. She supported education for blacks and women.
At the age of 18 she won a literary prize for her poem, "The Slave Ship".
She moved from Philadelphia, PA to Lenawee County, MI in 1830 with her brother Thomas and an aunt. She regularly contributed as the editor of Benjamin Lundy's "The Ladies Repository" section of his anti-slavery journal.
On 1832 she founded the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society with her friend and neighbor, Laura Smith Haviland. This organization eventually resulted in the establishment of one of the main links of the Underground Railroad system to Canada.
Ms. Chandler died of "remittent fever" on November 2, 1834. Her contributions to the abolitionist movement continued after her death. Her literary works were collected and published posthumously, and the proceeds from the sales of her books went to the cause of abolition.
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"Remember the Distance that Divides Us" The Family Letters of Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist and Michigan Pioneer Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, 1830-1842 - written by Marcia J. Heringa Mason. The book was recognized as a Michigan Notable Book in 2005.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Chandler and Margaret Evans, and the sister to William Guest and Thomas Jr.
Elizabeth was a poet and abolitionist. She supported education for blacks and women.
At the age of 18 she won a literary prize for her poem, "The Slave Ship".
She moved from Philadelphia, PA to Lenawee County, MI in 1830 with her brother Thomas and an aunt. She regularly contributed as the editor of Benjamin Lundy's "The Ladies Repository" section of his anti-slavery journal.
On 1832 she founded the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society with her friend and neighbor, Laura Smith Haviland. This organization eventually resulted in the establishment of one of the main links of the Underground Railroad system to Canada.
Ms. Chandler died of "remittent fever" on November 2, 1834. Her contributions to the abolitionist movement continued after her death. Her literary works were collected and published posthumously, and the proceeds from the sales of her books went to the cause of abolition.
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"Remember the Distance that Divides Us" The Family Letters of Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist and Michigan Pioneer Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, 1830-1842 - written by Marcia J. Heringa Mason. The book was recognized as a Michigan Notable Book in 2005.
Elizabeth was a poet and abolitionist. She supported education for blacks and women.
At the age of 18 she won a literary prize for her poem, "The Slave Ship".
She moved from Philadelphia, PA to Lenawee County, MI in 1830 with her brother Thomas and an aunt. She regularly contributed as the editor of Benjamin Lundy's "The Ladies Repository" section of his anti-slavery journal.
On 1832 she founded the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society with her friend and neighbor, Laura Smith Haviland. This organization eventually resulted in the establishment of one of the main links of the Underground Railroad system to Canada.
Ms. Chandler died of "remittent fever" on November 2, 1834. Her contributions to the abolitionist movement continued after her death. Her literary works were collected and published posthumously, and the proceeds from the sales of her books went to the cause of abolition.
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"Remember the Distance that Divides Us" The Family Letters of Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist and Michigan Pioneer Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, 1830-1842 - written by Marcia J. Heringa Mason. The book was recognized as a Michigan Notable Book in 2005.
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