Joseph Sturge

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor social reform
peaceful protest
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Birmingham_Peace_Society
gptkb:Birmingham_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
Quaker_community
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Birmingham
Anti-Slavery Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1793-04-02
gptkbp:children gptkb:Emma_Sturge
gptkb:Joseph_Sturge_Jr.
gptkb:Henry_Sturge
Mary_Sturge
gptkbp:contribution advocating for women's rights
promoting education for freed slaves
supporting the temperance movement
founding_the_British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:deathDate 1859-07-01
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Sturge
gptkbp:influence abolitionists
peace activists
social reformers
humanitarians
gptkbp:influenced anti-slavery movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Lloyd_Garrison
gptkbp:legacy influence on social justice movements
advocacy for humanitarian causes
involvement in the peace movement
support_for_the_abolition_of_slavery_in_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent supported the establishment of schools for freed slaves
worked with other abolitionists to promote anti-slavery legislation
advocated for the rights of indigenous peoples
organized anti-slavery meetings
spoke at public rallies
wrote pamphlets on abolition
participated in the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention
participated_in_campaigns_for_the_repeal_of_the_Corn_Laws
contributed_to_the_establishment_of_the_National_Anti-Slavery_Society
founded_the_Birmingham_Anti-Slavery_Society
advocated_for_the_end_of_the_slave_trade_in_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:notableWork The_History_of_the_British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:occupation philanthropist
abolitionist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Sturge