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A Short Biography of Julia Ward Howe

Author Name:

Julia Ward Howe

Born As:

Ward is Julia’s single name.

Other Names:

Julia Ward Howe

Born:

27 May 1819

Died:

17 Oct 1910




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Abolitionist, social activist, and poet                          
                          
In 1843 she married a hero of the Greek revolution, physician Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe nicknamed Chev, who founded the Perkins Institute for the Blind. The couple made their home in South Boston, had six children - five of whom lived to adulthood, and were active in the Free Soil Party.                          
Famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother's Day, with her Mother's Day Proclamation.