h40_3960

dc.contributor.other	2011-09-20_jfr	en_US
dc.identifier.other	h40_3960	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/20829
dc.description	Frances Titus, Sojourner Truth's friend and travelling companion	en_US
dc.description	Frances Walling Titus, wife of prosperous Battle Creek miller, Richard F. Titus, was the primary friend and benefactor of Sojourner Truth in Battle Creek. An ardent Quaker, Frances Titus moved to Battle Creek in 1844 and devoted herself to social causes, including the establishment of a school to teach freed slaves to read and write, which met on the second floor of the Battle Creek City Hall. Later she was instrumental in the founding of the Michigan and Battle Creek Suffrage Societies, and assisted Sojourner Truth edit and publish four editions of her autobiography. Titus died in her home at 113 Maple Street in Battle Creek on April 21, 1894.	en_US
dc.language.iso	En	en_US
dc.subject	People Individuals	en_US
dc.subject	Titus, Frances.	en_US
dc.subject	Titus, Frances Walling, 1816-1894.	en_US
dc.title	h40_3960	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US