; ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁children . ▁Web ster ▁attended ▁the ▁Ver gen nes ▁Class ical ▁School . ▁She ▁began ▁teaching ▁school ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Web ster ▁was ▁raised ▁near ▁the ▁farm ▁Ro ke by , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁shelter ▁travel ers ▁on ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁farm ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁she ▁obtained ▁a ▁teaching ▁position . ▁Web ster ▁went ▁to ▁Ohio ▁to ▁take ▁classes ▁at ▁Ober lin ▁College , ▁the ▁first ▁integrated ▁college ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Ober lin ▁was ▁a ▁" hot bed ▁of ▁abol ition ism " ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁ran ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road , ▁assist ing ▁escaped ▁slaves ▁to ▁freedom . ▁ ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky ▁ ▁Web ster ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁She ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁there ▁to ▁teach ▁art ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Lex ington ▁Fem ale ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Web ster ' s ▁abol ition ist ▁efforts ▁in ▁Lex ington ▁were ▁described ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁article ▁in ▁Indiana ▁Magazine ▁of ▁History : ▁She ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁h ated ▁by ▁the ▁slave ▁master s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fe ared ▁by ▁them . ▁While ▁nothing ▁could ▁be ▁established ▁against ▁her , ▁she ▁was ▁constantly ▁under ▁susp icion ▁and ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to