Deborah Norris Logan

Deborah Norris Logan (October 19, 1761 — February 2, 1839) was an American Quaker historian and memoirist, and wife of politician George Logan.

Early life and education Deborah (Debby) Norris was born on October 19, 1761, to Charles Norris, a Quaker merchant of Philadelphia, and Mary (Parker) Norris. She was their second child and the oldest daughter in the family. As a granddaughter of Isaac Norris, she was a member of one of Philadelphia's most prominent and influential families. Her father died when she was only five years old. Although she attended Philadelphia's Friends Girls School—the first public girls' school on the American continent, founded by the philanthropist and educator Anthony Benezet—she was largely self-educated, devising for herself an intensive course of reading after she left the school.