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Delia Ann Webster (1817-1876) was an American teacher and abolitionist in Kentucky who, with Calvin Fairbank, aided slaves Lewis Hayden, his wife Harriet, and their son Joseph to escape to Ohio (and then to Canada). She was convicted and sentenced to 2 years in prison for aiding the Haydens' escape, but pardoned after 2 months. In 1854 Webster bought a farm along the Ohio River in Trimble County, Kentucky with the financial help of Boston abolitionists, and operated it as a station on the Underground Railroad. She was arrested a second time for her efforts to aid fugitive slaves, but the trial was discharged. Soon after, her home and farm were vandalized and subject to arson. Unable to pay for its expenses and her loan, she lost it to creditors. She moved to the free state of Indiana, where she taught school until her death. In 1996 she was honored as one of the Kentucky Women Remembered. ==Early life== Delia Webster was born December 17, 1817 to Benejah Webster and his wife in Vergennes, Vermont; she was one of four sisters. She attended the Vergennes Classical School. She began teaching school at 12 years of age. Webster was raised near the farm Rokeby which was used to shelter travelers on the Underground Railroad. The farm has been designated a National Historic Landmark.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Rokeby )〕 In the spring of 1835, she obtained a teaching position. Webster went to Ohio to take classes at Oberlin College, the first integrated college in the United States. The town of Oberlin was a "hotbed of abolitionism" and supporters ran stations on the Underground Railroad, assisting escaped slaves to freedom. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Delia Webster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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