Harriet Purvis Jr.

Harriet Purvis Jr.
Harriet Purvis Jr.
Born	c. 1839; U.S.
Died	1904 (aged 64–65); Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Hattie Purvis Jr.
Education	Friends Eagleswood School, Raritan Bay Union
Occupation(s)	activist, abolitionist, suffragist
Parents	Robert Purvis (father); Harriet Forten Purvis (mother);
Relatives	Charles Burleigh Purvis (brother); Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis (aunt); Margaretta Forten (aunt);

Harriet Purvis Jr. also known as Hattie Purvis (c. 1839 – 1904) was an African-American abolitionist, suffragist and a member of the temperance movement. She was part of the second generation of American suffragists. Purvis worked closely with Susan B. Anthony.

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