Paulina Davis
| Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis | |
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| Born |
Paulina Kellogg August 7, 1813 Bloomfield, New York, US |
| Died | August 24, 1876 (aged 63) Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| Occupation |
Suffragist Abolitionist Educator |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Davis |
| Parent(s) | Ebenezer Kellogg Polly Saxton |
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis (August 7, 1813 – August 24, 1876) was an American abolitionist, suffragist, and educator. She was one of the founders of the New England Woman Suffrage Association.
Davis was born in Bloomfield, New York to Captain Ebenezer Kellogg and Polly (Saxton) Kellogg. The family moved to the frontier near Niagara Falls in 1817. Both her parents died, and in 1820 she went to live with her orthodox Presbyterian aunt in Le Roy, New York. She joined the church, although she found it hostile to outspoken women. She wanted to become a missionary but was unable to as the church did not allow single women to become missionaries.
She was courted by suitor Francis Wright, a merchant from a prosperous family from Utica, New York; they married in 1833. They had similar values and both resigned from their church to protest its pro-slavery stance and served on the executive committee of the Central New York Anti-Slavery Society. In 1835, Davis and her husband organized an anti-slavery convention in Utica. They also supported women's rights reforms, associating with Susan B. Anthony,Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Ernestine Rose. During this period Davis studied women's health. Francis Wright died in 1845; the couple had no children.
Following her husband's death she moved to New York to study medicine. In 1846 she gave lectures on anatomy and physiology to women only. She imported a medical mannequin and toured the eastern United States teaching women and urging them to become physicians. In 1849 she married Thomas Davis, an Irish-American Democrat from Providence, Rhode Island; they adopted two daughters.
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