Remember Ona Judge!
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Our next #RememberTheWomen project honors and celebrates ONA JUDGE!
Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, she arrived in Philadelphia in November 1790, the enslaved maid of George and Martha Washington. She escaped in May 1796, with the help of people in Philadelphia's African American community, settled in New Hampshire, avoided recapture, and lived the remainder of her life as a free woman. Her two published accounts of her quest for freedom inspired Americans in the nineteenth century. She died in 1848, a free woman.
Her story continues to inspire today.
For more information, see our website: www.RememberTheWomen.org
About PHMC Markers:
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Markers are an important way to tell Commonwealth's history. For more information on PHMC, visit: https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Historical-Markers/Pages/default.aspx
Our New Partners:
The Christ Church Preservation Trust has generously agreed to act as RTW's fiscal agent and nonprofit home. Christ Church was the spiritual home of many of Pennsylvania's founding mothers, including Black women, free and enslaved.
More information about Christ Church Preservation Trust:
Christ Church Preservation Trust is a secular nonprofit in Philadelphia's Old City District that maintains the historic Christ Church properties, including Christ Church (Est. 1695), its two burial grounds, an archives program, and Neighborhood House. Through Neighborhood House, the Trust administers a theater and facilitate the use of the Christ Church campus by the artistic community, civic groups, and tens of thousands of school students every year.
Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, she arrived in Philadelphia in November 1790, the enslaved maid of George and Martha Washington. She escaped in May 1796, with the help of people in Philadelphia's African American community, settled in New Hampshire, avoided recapture, and lived the remainder of her life as a free woman. Her two published accounts of her quest for freedom inspired Americans in the nineteenth century. She died in 1848, a free woman.
Her story continues to inspire today.
For more information, see our website: www.RememberTheWomen.org
About PHMC Markers:
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Markers are an important way to tell Commonwealth's history. For more information on PHMC, visit: https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Historical-Markers/Pages/default.aspx
Our New Partners:
The Christ Church Preservation Trust has generously agreed to act as RTW's fiscal agent and nonprofit home. Christ Church was the spiritual home of many of Pennsylvania's founding mothers, including Black women, free and enslaved.
More information about Christ Church Preservation Trust:
Christ Church Preservation Trust is a secular nonprofit in Philadelphia's Old City District that maintains the historic Christ Church properties, including Christ Church (Est. 1695), its two burial grounds, an archives program, and Neighborhood House. Through Neighborhood House, the Trust administers a theater and facilitate the use of the Christ Church campus by the artistic community, civic groups, and tens of thousands of school students every year.
Organizer
George Boudreau
Organizer
Philadelphia, PA
Christ Church Preservation Trust
Beneficiary