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Sophia Auld

Hugh Auld's wife who initially teaches Douglass the alphabet but is forced to stop.

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Also known as Mrs. Auld, Mrs. Hugh Auld

First appearance: Chapter V

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Hugh Auld's wife, who initially teaches Douglass the alphabet before being forbidden.
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Sophia Auld first appears in 0007 v.

In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Hugh Auld's wife, who initially teaches Douglass the alphabet before being forbidden.

Later, in Chapter V: Douglass's new mistress in Baltimore, whose kind and beaming face impresses him deeply upon arrival.

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