Lydia Maria Child
American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist (1802-1880) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lydia Maria Child (née Francis; February 11, 1802 – October 20, 1880), was an American writer. She wrote the Thanksgiving Day poem, "Over the River and Through the Wood". She founded and published Juvenile Miscellany, the first children's magazine in the United States. Child also wrote on housekeeping and child rearing, slavery, abolitionism, religion, women's issues, and Native American rights.
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Born | Lydia Maria Francis February 11, 1802 Medford, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | October 20, 1880(1880-10-20) (aged 78) 91 Old Sudbury Road Wayland, Massachusetts |
Resting place | North Cemetery Wayland, Massachusetts |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | "Over the River and Through the Wood" |
Spouse | David Lee Child (m. 1828) |
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