Julia Ward Howe

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Julia Ward Howe was an American poet, author, and social reformer best known for writing the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and for her leadership in the abolitionist and women's suffrage movements.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf abolitionist
author
human
poet
social reformer
suffragist
women's rights activist
authorOf The Battle Hymn of the Republic
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (posthumously via biography by her daughters)
birthName Julia Ward
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child Florence Howe Hall
Laura E. Richards
Maud Howe Elliott
coFounderOf American Woman Suffrage Association
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1819-05-27
dateOfDeath 1910-10-17
educatedAt home education
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Howe
fullName Julia Ward Howe
gender female
genre essays
hymn
poetry
givenName Julia
languageOfWorkOrName English
lyricsBy The Battle Hymn of the Republic
memberOf American Woman Suffrage Association
movement abolitionism
social reform movement
women's suffrage movement
notableIdea Mother's Day for Peace proclamation
notableWork The Battle Hymn of the Republic
occupation author
editor
lecturer
poet
reformer
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath Portsmouth
Rhode Island
United States of America
positionHeld president of the American Woman Suffrage Association
president of the Association for the Advancement of Women
president of the New England Woman Suffrage Association
religion Unitarianism
residence Boston
Massachusetts
spouse Samuel Gridley Howe
wrote Mother's Day Proclamation


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