Her most notable achievement was her election as first president of the New York Female Literary Society around the time she married Ray. In 1828 she became the assistant secretary of the Association. She helped establish the African Dorcas Association, a group who provided clothing to students of the African Free School. Ray was an active member in the female Black community in New York City as an advocate for women’s education and independence. 2, New York.” New York Public Library Digital Collections.ĭespite her early death, Henrietta G. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. Henrietta Regulus Ray supported the African Free School in New York City.
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