▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road ▁ ▁http :// www . ci . s and us ky . oh . us / g overn ment / city _ comm ission / city _ comm ission ers . php <0x0A> </s> ▁Caroline - St é ph anie - F é lic ité , ▁Madame ▁de ▁Gen lis ▁( 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 6 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁nov els ▁and ▁theories ▁of ▁children ' s ▁education . ▁She ▁is ▁now ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁her ▁journ als ▁and ▁the ▁historical ▁perspective ▁they ▁provide ▁on ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁times . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Caroline - St é ph anie - F é lic ité ▁du ▁C rest ▁de ▁Saint - A ub in ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 7 4 6 ▁at ▁Champ cé ry ▁near ▁Aut un , ▁in ▁the ▁Sa ône - et - Lo ire ▁region . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Pierre ▁César ▁du ▁C rest ▁( 1 7 1 1 - 1 7 6 3 ), ▁later ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁Saint ▁A ub in , ▁and ▁Marie ▁Fran ço ise ▁F é lic ité ▁Mau get ▁de ▁Me z ier es ▁( 1 7 1 7 - 1 7 9 0 ). ▁ ▁Her ▁father ' s ▁deb ts ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁sell ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 7 5