Birthdays
Robert Bridges Forten
Turns 44 on this date
Joshua Giddings Newbold
Turns 27 on this date
James Lawrence Orr
Turns 35 on this date
Events
| Personal | Harriet Tubman brings her parents to Canada |
05/01/1857 to 06/01/1857 |
| Cultural | New York Infirmary for Women and Children opens in New York City with a staff completely made up of women doctors | 05/12/1857 |