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Transcending the Glass Ceiling
Five women who made important contributions to 19th-century American philosophy finally get their due.
by
Lydia Moland
via
The American Scholar
on
March 27, 2025
Lydia Maria Child and the Vexed Role of the Woman Abolitionist
Taking up arms against slavery, the famous novelist foreshadowed the vexed role of the white woman activist today.
by
Lydia Moland
via
Aeon
on
March 27, 2023
Lydia Maria Child Taught Americans to Make Do With Less
A popular writer’s 1829 self-help book ‘The Frugal Housewife’ was based on the same democratic principles that made her a champion of the abolitionist cause.
by
Lydia Moland
via
The Wall Street Journal
on
November 10, 2022
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Activists Have Always Been Frustrated at Allies’ Insistence on Gradual Change
Why abolitionist Lydia Maria Child raged at President Lincoln’s political calculations.
by
Lydia Moland
via
Made By History
on
March 28, 2022
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Lydia Maria Child
: A Radical American Life
Lydia Moland
2022
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Who Was Lydia Maria Child?
A new biography examines the life and times of the pioneering activist, abolitionist, and writer.
by
Susan Cheever
via
The Nation
on
May 17, 2023
Living in Words
A new biography explores the work of the influential abolitionist Lydia Maria Child, who wrote about the social, political, and cultural issues of her time.
by
Brenda Wineapple
via
New York Review of Books
on
October 13, 2022
