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9781451645910 English 1451645910 The first full biography of Julia Ward Howe the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and an early and powerful feminist pioneer a groundbreaking figure in the abolitionist and suffrage movements. Julia Ward (1819 1910) was a heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally-acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But he also wasted her inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and continued to publish poems and plays while raising six children. Authorship of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" made her celebrated and revered. But Julia was also continuing to fight a civil war at home; she became a pacifist, suffragist, and world traveler. She came into her own as a tireless campaigner for women s rights and social reform. Esteemed author Elaine Showalter tells the story of Howe s determined self-creation and brings to life the society she inhabited and the obstacles she overcame.", This lively biography ( The New Yorker ) is the first to tell the story of Julia Ward Howe as a powerful feminist pioneer. Julia Ward (1819-1910) was an heiress who married a handsome accomplished doctor who worked with the blind and deaf. But Samuel Howe wasted her inheritance, mistreated and belittled her, and tried to stifle her intellect and freedom. Nevertheless Julia persisted and wrote poetry and a mildly shocking sexual novel that was published to good reviews. She also wrote the words to probably the most famous anthem in the country s history the Civil War anthem, Battle Hymn of the Republic. After Samuel died when she was fifty-one, Julia lived another forty years as a dynamic, tireless, and successful activist for women s rights, pacifism, and social reform. She became a groundbreaking figure in the abolitionist and suffrage movements, and a successful author and lecturer who fought her own battle for creative freedom and independence. In the riveting ( The New York Times Book Review ), unfailingly vivid ( The Atlantic ) and invigorating ( O, The Oprah Magazine ) The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe , esteemed author Elaine Showalter tells the story of Howe s determined self-creation and brings to life the society she inhabited and the obstacles she overcame. The Civil War challenged nineteenth-century ideas of separate spheres for men and women. In Howe s case, this transformation led to a rebellion against her marriage. She fought a second Civil War at home and discovered ways to combine domestic chores with creativity and politics, and she helped establish Mother s Day to honor women and to recruit them to her causes. A biography with the verve and pace of a delicious novel Showalter reveals the entwining of Howe s public and private lives, as she righteously battled her husband and society, and finally saw the glory she always believed she deserved ( The Boston Globe )."
9781451645910 English 1451645910 The first full biography of Julia Ward Howe the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and an early and powerful feminist pioneer a groundbreaking figure in the abolitionist and suffrage movements. Julia Ward (1819 1910) was a heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally-acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But he also wasted her inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and continued to publish poems and plays while raising six children. Authorship of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" made her celebrated and revered. But Julia was also continuing to fight a civil war at home; she became a pacifist, suffragist, and world traveler. She came into her own as a tireless campaigner for women s rights and social reform. Esteemed author Elaine Showalter tells the story of Howe s determined self-creation and brings to life the society she inhabited and the obstacles she overcame.", This lively biography ( The New Yorker ) is the first to tell the story of Julia Ward Howe as a powerful feminist pioneer. Julia Ward (1819-1910) was an heiress who married a handsome accomplished doctor who worked with the blind and deaf. But Samuel Howe wasted her inheritance, mistreated and belittled her, and tried to stifle her intellect and freedom. Nevertheless Julia persisted and wrote poetry and a mildly shocking sexual novel that was published to good reviews. She also wrote the words to probably the most famous anthem in the country s history the Civil War anthem, Battle Hymn of the Republic. After Samuel died when she was fifty-one, Julia lived another forty years as a dynamic, tireless, and successful activist for women s rights, pacifism, and social reform. She became a groundbreaking figure in the abolitionist and suffrage movements, and a successful author and lecturer who fought her own battle for creative freedom and independence. In the riveting ( The New York Times Book Review ), unfailingly vivid ( The Atlantic ) and invigorating ( O, The Oprah Magazine ) The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe , esteemed author Elaine Showalter tells the story of Howe s determined self-creation and brings to life the society she inhabited and the obstacles she overcame. The Civil War challenged nineteenth-century ideas of separate spheres for men and women. In Howe s case, this transformation led to a rebellion against her marriage. She fought a second Civil War at home and discovered ways to combine domestic chores with creativity and politics, and she helped establish Mother s Day to honor women and to recruit them to her causes. A biography with the verve and pace of a delicious novel Showalter reveals the entwining of Howe s public and private lives, as she righteously battled her husband and society, and finally saw the glory she always believed she deserved ( The Boston Globe )."