Elizabeth Van Lew

GPTKB entity

Properties (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor (posthumously awarded to her contributions)
gptkbp:birthDate October 12, 1818
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:burialPlace Hollywood Cemetery
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:contribution helped prisoners of war
provided_intelligence_to_Union_generals
gptkbp:deathDate September 25, 1900
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:education private tutoring
gptkbp:family Elizabeth_Van_Lew_(mother)
John_Van_Lew_(father)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elizabeth Van Lew
gptkbp:influencedBy abolitionist movement
Quaker_beliefs
gptkbp:knownFor spying_for_the_Union_during_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy recognized_as_a_heroine_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname The Angel of the Confederacy
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Underground_Railroad
Union espionage network
gptkbp:occupation spy
abolitionist
gptkbp:postWarCareer philanthropist
social activist
suffragist
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse never married