Fun Facts about Elizabeth Van Lew!
~She was nicknamed "Crazy Bet."
~She declined being an abolitionist. ~She never got married. ~She never had any kids. ~She went to a Quaker school in Philadelphia. ~Her father thought she was stubborn. ~She was given protection by General Ulysses Grant. |
~Edgar Allen Poe and John Marshall visited Elizabeth a lot.
~She was known for being a crazy person about slavery. ~She declined to join the ladies of Richmond. ~Her father thought she was stubborn. ~She hid a secret diary in her backyard. ~She was buried at Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Virginia. ~Her tombstone was donated. ~She lived in a mansion with her niece and 40 cats. |