Sarah was born in New Hampshire in 1806, the daughter of Nathan Bagley and Rhoda Witham.[1] She married James Durno in 1850.[2][3] She died in 1889.[4]
Sarah Bagley was a labor activist and early feminist, working with her coworkers to organize the mill workers of Lowell, Massachusetts. She helped to found the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association (LFLRA) and testified in front of the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1845. She wrote for and edited The Voice of Industry, a labor newspaper founded in 1844.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/147056429/james-durno : accessed 16 May 2021), memorial page for James Durno (1796–22 Jun 1871), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147056429, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA ; Maintained by BKGeni (contributor 46895980) .
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/48790608/sarah-george-durno : accessed 16 May 2021), memorial page for Sarah George Bagley Durno (19 Apr 1806–15 Jan 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48790608, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by BKGeni (contributor 46895980) .
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