Julia Dorsey (suffragist)
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Julia Dorsey | |
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| Born | c. 1850 Maryland |
| Died | February 1919 (68 years old) Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | Homemaker |
| Known for | African American suffragism |
Julia Dorsey (c. 1850–1919)[2] was an African American suffragist.
She and her husband, Ignatius Dorsey, were African American signers of an 1877 petition in Washington D.C. calling for women's suffrage. Other signers of the petition included Frederick Douglass, Jr. and his wife, and his sister, Rosetta Douglass Sprague, and her husband Nathan Sprague.[2]
Dorsey, whose maiden name is unknown, was born in Maryland in about 1850. She married Ignatius Dorsey and together they lived in Hillsdale in Washington, DC. The Dorseys were listed among the "first Settlers of Barry Farm" with a lot on Sumner Ave. in Hillsdale. In 1880 Ignatius Dorsey purchased a lot of land on nearby Nicholas Avenue for $200 and built a two-story house. The couple had no children at this date; Julia Dorsey was recorded as keeping house, while her husband worked as a laborer.[2]