Abigail Hopper Gibbons

Overview

Abigail Hopper Gibbons born Philadelphia, PA December 7, 1801 (d. 1893). Quaker abolitionist; prison reformer.

Quotations

"And after all, why should it be more difficult to find women than men?" (May 12, 1882, in Bacon, p. 156; photo correctionhistory.org)