Dr. Parker was an African-American anti-slavery activist and doctor. She was born and raised in Salem, Massachussetts, USA. Dr. Remond was the daughter of John Remond, a free person of color and Nancy Lexon, the daugher of a Revolutionary War vereran. Her brother was the well known orator Charles Lenox Remond. Her family was strongly active in the slavery abolition movement. In 1853, Remond bought a ticket for the opera, Don Pasquale, at the Howard Athenaeum in Boston. When she refused to accept segregated seating, she was forced to leave the theatre and pushed down some stairs. Remond sued for damages and won her case. She was awarded $500, gaining an admission that she was wronged. She lectured widely and helped raise funds to such effect that she was sent on a tour of Britain to speak againt slavery. She never returned back to the United States, she moved to Florence. In Italy, Remond married Lazzaro Pinto, a Sardinian, on April 25, 1877. In Italy she studied and then practised medicine to 20 years.
Dr. Parker was an African-American anti-slavery activist and doctor. She was born and raised in Salem, Massachussetts, USA. Dr. Remond was the daughter of John Remond, a free person of color and Nancy Lexon, the daugher of a Revolutionary War vereran. Her brother was the well known orator Charles Lenox Remond. Her family was strongly active in the slavery abolition movement. In 1853, Remond bought a ticket for the opera, Don Pasquale, at the Howard Athenaeum in Boston. When she refused to accept segregated seating, she was forced to leave the theatre and pushed down some stairs. Remond sued for damages and won her case. She was awarded $500, gaining an admission that she was wronged. She lectured widely and helped raise funds to such effect that she was sent on a tour of Britain to speak againt slavery. She never returned back to the United States, she moved to Florence. In Italy, Remond married Lazzaro Pinto, a Sardinian, on April 25, 1877. In Italy she studied and then practised medicine to 20 years.
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