Women / Persons ~ P23765
Mrs. Catherine A. Delany
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Social Networks and Archival ContextAlternate Names:
- Catherine A. Richards
Gender: Female
Life Dates: 1822 - 1894
Types:
- African American
- Daughter of notable man
- Irish
- Mother, model of family life
- Mother Who Has Lost a Child
- Person of Mixed Race or Ethnicity
- Wife, example of domesticity
- Wife, Honorable and Dedicated
- Wife of notable man
Note: Born into a wealthy and notable family in Pittsburgh. Husband, Dr. Martin R. Delany, was a noted and awarded doctor and the first black man to be given the title of Major in the US army. External information is readily available about Dr. Delany but there is relatively little about Mrs. Delany.