Julia Ward Howe Dies at 97. Nation Mourns Grand Old Woman
Julia Ward Howe long an author and reformer died at 11:30 am at Oak Glen. The Battle Hymn author and advocate for human liberty lived nearly a century and shaped women’s independence and abolitionist movements. Her three daughters and son-in-law were with her. her son Henry and his wife were en route from New York. Her life spanned New York to Boston, with key work at the Boston Commonwealth and Atlantic Monthly, and leadership in the New England Women’s Club and suffrage efforts.
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Mrs Howe Poems and Verses Highlighted in Obituary Context
A selection from Mrs. Howe, famed for the Battle Hymn of the Republic, notes her many smaller poems. It cites A Spring Thought, styled as Mrs Howe's Epitaph, with lines on burial, faith, and legacy. The piece also references the clothes line as a Rosary of household labor and care with each garment a bead.
Many Tributes to Beloved Leader Julia Ward Howe
A flood of tributes marks the death of Julia Ward Howe, praised as awise thinker and reformer. She authored the Battle Hymn of the Republic and inspired a generation with her humanitarian work and advocacy for equal rights for women across America. Her death is mourned as the loss of a towering figure in Boston and national history.
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