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Hannah Ropes
BornJune 13, 1809 Edit this on Wikidata
New Gloucester Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJanuary 20, 1863 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 53)
Georgetown Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationNurse, abolitionist, writer Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
  • Peleg Chandler Edit this on Wikidata
  • Esther Chandler Edit this on Wikidata
FamilyTheophilus Chandler, Peleg Chandler Edit this on Wikidata

Hannah Anderson Ropes (June 13, 1809 – January 20, 1863) was an American nurse, abolitionist, and writer.

Early life and education

Ropes was born Hannah Anderson Chandler on June 13, 1809 in New Gloucester, Maine. She was the seventh of ten children of Peleg Chandler, a Maine lawyer, and Esther Parsons Chandler. Her brothers Theophilus and Peleg became lawyers and politicians in Boston. Nothing is known of her schooling, but given her family's income and social position it is likely she was well educated.[1]


Career

Awards and honors

Hannah Anderson Ropes won the .

Hannah Anderson Ropes was nominated for the .

Death and legacy

Hannah Anderson Ropes died on 20 January 1863 in Georgetown.

Notes

  1. ^ Brumgardt, 7.

References

  • Brumgardt, John R. (1980). "Introduction". Civil War nurse : the diary and letters of Hannah Ropes. Internet Archive. Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-0-87049-280-8.