Emily Howland

Overview

Emily Howland born Sherwood, NY November 20, 1827 (d. 1929). Quaker pacifist; abolitionist; suffragist; teacher of African-Americans, 1857-1927; faced mobs nonviolently.

Quotations

"I strove to realize myself and to serve." (Gravestone, Breault 164; photo Cayuga County Historian)