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Frances Dana <I>Barker</I> Gage

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Frances Dana Barker Gage

Birth
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA
Death
10 Nov 1884 (aged 76)
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Gage was an abolitionist and a pioneering activist for the rights of women. In her writings, she challenged the prevailing conventions of her time.

She was also active in the temperance movement.



Gage authored the novel, Elsie Magoon, a temperance story.

She helped organize women's right conventions in McConnelsville, Mount Gilead, and Chesterfield. At an 1850 convention, Gage and others drafted a request to remove the words "white" and "male" from the Ohio constitution.
Gage was an abolitionist and a pioneering activist for the rights of women. In her writings, she challenged the prevailing conventions of her time.

She was also active in the temperance movement.



Gage authored the novel, Elsie Magoon, a temperance story.

She helped organize women's right conventions in McConnelsville, Mount Gilead, and Chesterfield. At an 1850 convention, Gage and others drafted a request to remove the words "white" and "male" from the Ohio constitution.


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  • Created by: Laurie
  • Added: Aug 29, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15549207/frances_dana-gage: accessed ), memorial page for Frances Dana Barker Gage (12 Oct 1808–10 Nov 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15549207, citing New Burial Grounds Association Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Laurie (contributor 2811407).