19th-century American abolitionist, social activist, and poet
Julia Ward Howe
Howe in 1895
Born
Julia Ward (1819-05-27)May 27, 1819 New York City, U.S.
Died
October 17, 1910(1910-10-17) (aged 91) Portsmouth, Rhode Island, U.S.
Spouse
Samuel Gridley Howe
(m. 1843; died 1876)
Children
Julia
Florence
Henry
Laura
Maud
Samuel Jr.
Parents
Samuel Ward III Julia Rush Cutler
Relatives
Samuel Cutler Ward (brother)
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Julia Ward Howe (/haʊ/;[1] May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation. She was also an advocate for abolitionism and a social activist, particularly for women's suffrage.
patriotic song that was written by abolitionist writer JuliaWardHowe during the American Civil War. Howe adapted her song from the soldiers' song "John Brown's...
the age of 41, Howe married the younger JuliaWard, the daughter of wealthy New York banker Samuel Ward and Julia Rush (Cutler) Ward. Julia was an ardent...
Richards and Florence Hall, on their mother's biography The Life of JuliaWardHowe (1916). Her other works included A Newport Aquarelle (1883); Phillida...
maternal aunt, Julia Rush Cutler, and her husband, Samuel Ward, McAllister was a first cousin of JuliaWardHowe and Samuel Cutler Ward, the lobbyist whose...
The JuliaWardHowe School, also known as the JuliaWardHowe Academics Plus Elementary School is an historic American school that is located in the Fern...
The Samuel Gridley and JuliaWardHowe House is a historic rowhouse at 13 Chestnut Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United...
The Hermaphrodite is an incomplete novel by JuliaWardHowe about an intersex individual raised as a male in the United States in the first half of the...
and Louisa Cutler Ward. His sister was the writer Mary Crawford Fraser (aka Mrs. Hugh Fraser), and he was the nephew of JuliaWardHowe, the American poet...
Julia Carolyn Child (née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for...
1892. Howe was cousin to the inventor of the sewing machine and related to JuliaWardHowe, composer of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Howe acquired...
a-mouldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on." In November 1861, JuliaWardHowe, having heard this version, used the tune as the basis of her new verse...
for the New England Society Book Award and the Boston Authors Club JuliaWardHowe Book Award. Rebels was also selected as a Must-Read book for 2023 by...
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