“A thousand thanks to Mrs. Child for this admirable work! It must — it will be exclusively read; and that heart must be harder than the nether mill stone, which…
Category: <span>Child, Lydia Maria</span>
A tribute to Wilberforce In regard to Child’s new work , her Appeal, a note from the Christian Watchman: After a reflection on her eminence as an author: “We are…
FACTS An abolitionist sent Mrs. Child’s ‘Appeal’ to a colonizationist family of this city for their perusal. A few days after, the head of that family (a leading manager of…
November 4, 1859 An excerpt of Child’s words: “Brave old man! Brave and generous, though sadly mistaken in his mode of operation. Whether they put him to death, or he…
November 11, 1859 “Thousands of hearts are throbbing with sympathy as warm as mine. I think of you night and day, bleeding in prison, surrounded by hostile faces, sustained only…
March 2, 1860 Lydia Maria Child writes glowingly of a bust of John Brown. “Walking up Washington Street, one may see plenty of rich jewelry sparkling in the windows, graceful…
February 19, 1864 Commenting on the Thirtieth National Anti-Slavery Subscription Anniversary, Child mentions her excitement at seeing Whittier, “who rarely makes his appearance in public”, and Theodore Weld, whose “hair…
January 20, 1865 Here is an item from L.M.C. (Presumably L. Maria Child), in which she tells of viewing a bust of Col. Shaw, created by Lewis. “I thought the…
July 21, 1865 Writing from Wayland, Child assures readers that people in the little town are “not so far behind the world’s ways as you may think”. She tells of…