Remond, Sarah Parker

Sarah Parker Remond (1826-94),born in Salem and daughter of caterer John Remond, was deeply involved with the antislavery cause.

"The ninth child of two free born and economically secure black parents, her life was unusual among African Americans. Before her death Sarah carried her family’s legacy well beyond the shores of her native land. With financial security rooted primarily in food catering and hair salons, the men and women of the Remond clan actively supported antislavery and equal rights for all. In January 1859 Sarah Parker Remond delivered her first lecture in Liverpool, England, gradually incorporating Ireland and Scotland into her itinerary" according to the website Blackpast.org

Remond was one of the founders of the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1834. She later became an internationally renowned antislavery lecturer and toured the New England states. In 1858, she appeared at the National Women's Rights Convention in New York City.

Later she took her message to England as well, later traveling, marrying Lazarro Pinto and settling in Italy and practicing medicine for twenty years until her death.

Her brother Charles Lenox Remond was a gifted orator and was active in anti-slavery meetings.

See Also

• Sarah Parker Remond Salem Women's History website

• Blackpast.org Sarah Parker Remond

• Salem Women's Heritage Trail by Bonnie Hurd Smith, p. 41-42.

• Salem; Place, Myth and Memory ed. by D. A. Morrison, p. 146

• Notable American Women:the modern period ed. by Barbara Sicherman, et. al