Amelia Jenks Bloomer May 27, 1818 — December 30, 1894 Linda Willard Amelia Jenks Bloomer the daughter of Anaias Jenks and Lucy Webb Jenks, was born May 27, 1818, in Homer, New York. Bloomer was the youngest of several children. She had at least four sisters and two brothers. She…

I SPY! ROBERT TOWNSEND November 15, 1753 — MARCH 7, 1838 Linda Willard Robert Townsend, one of eight children and the third son of Samuel and Sarah Townsend, was born in Oyster Bay, New York on November 15, 1753. Townsend’s father was a storekeeper and liberal Quaker. His mother was…

WALTER DONALD DOUGLAS April 21, 1861 — April 15, 1912 Linda Willard Walter Donald Douglas, the son of George B. Douglas and Margaret Boyd Douglas was born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, on April 21, 1861. …

DAISY DOUGLAS BARR September 2, 1875 — April 3, 1938 Linda Willard Daisy Douglas Barr, the daughter of John R. Brushmiller and Sarah Douglas Brushmiller, was born in Jonesboro, Indiana on September 2, 1875. …

BAYARD RUSTIN March 17, 1912 — August 24, 1987 Linda Willard Bayard Rustin, the son of Archie Hopkins and Florence Rustin, was born on March 17, 1912, in West Chester Pennsylvania. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, Julia Davis Rustin, and Janifer Rustin. The grandparents were relatively wealthy local…

April 2, 1821 — May 21, 1898 Linda Willard William Allen is the only known Black American Quaker minister to serve in a Friends Meeting in 19th century Canada. Allen was born into slavery in Tennessee, the son of an Irish plantation owner and one of his Black slaves. In…

July 16, 1841 — January 28, 1880 Linda Willard You may not be familiar with my name, but I can assure you that my third cousin, Rowland H. Macy, and anyone who is familiar with the history of the retail business is very familiar with my name! I was born…

ROWLAND HUSSEY MACY August 30, 1822 — March 29, 1877 Linda Willard Rowland Hussey Macy, the fourth of six children born to Quaker parents John and Eliza Myrick Barnard Macy, was born on Nantucket Island on August 20, 1822. His father was a storekeeper, and his mother was a housewife…

May 2, 1895- February 1, 1966 Linda Willard Hello! My name is Elda Furry, and I was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania to Quaker parents, David, and Margaret Furry. I suppose I should “come clean” now before you find out the truth. I was really born in 1890, but age is…