Oney “Ona” Judge (1773-1848) ­– Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Virginia, Judge was brought, enslaved, to Philadelphia as Martha Washington’s personal servant while George Washington served as the first U.S. President. Judge labored in the President’s House at 6th and Market Streets until 1796, when she made a daring escape from enslavement, with help from Philadelphia’s sizable free Black community. Judge managed to evade recapture, despite many attempts (by none other than the president himself). She eventually settled in New Hampshire, where she married, had three children and worked as a paid domestic servant. She never again saw her family members, including her mother, who remained enslaved by the Washington family.