Mary Talbert

(1866-1923)

Ms. Talbert was a pillar of the community, active in so many things that shaped Buffalo and beyond, physically and civically. In addition to her activist work here at home, Ms. Talbert led the charge to save Frederick Douglass’s Antacostia home, Cedar Hill, whose demolition at one point looked certain. She is widely acknowledged as the reason the home was saved and turned into a museum, and was named President for Life of the Frederick Douglass Memo- rial and Historical Association for her contributions.