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Foster, Abigail Kelley

Foster, Abigail Kelley, 1810–87, American abolitionist and advocate of womens rights, b. near Amherst, Mass. Abby Kelley, as she was known to her contemporaries, began her crusade against slavery in 1837 after teaching in several Quaker schools. In 1845 she married Stephen S. Foster, a