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    • Anna Murray Douglass

    American abolitionist (1813–1882)

    "Anna Murray" redirects here. For American lawyer and priest, see Pauli Murray.

    Anna Murray Douglass (1813 – August 4, 1882) was an American abolitionist, member of the Underground Railroad, and the first wife of American social reformer and statesman Frederick Douglass, from 1838 to her death.

    Early life

    Anna Murray was born in Denton, Maryland, to Bambar(r)aa and Mary Murray.[1][2] Unlike her seven older brothers and sisters, who were born in slavery, Anna Murray and her younger four siblings were born free,[2] her parents having been manumitted just a month before her birth.[3] A resourceful young woman, by the age of 17 she had established herself as a laundress and housekeeper.[2] Her laundry work took her to the docks, where she met Frederick Douglass,b who was then working as a caulker.[2]

    Marriage

    Further information: Douglass family

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