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This “lively biography” (__The New Yorker__) is the first to tell the story of Julia Ward Howe as a powerful feminist pioneer.Julia Ward (1819-1910) was an heiress who married a handsome accomplished doctor who worked with the blind and deaf. But Samuel Howe wasted her inheritance, mistreated and belittled her, and tried to stifle her intellect and freedom. Nevertheless Julia persisted and wrote poetry and a mildly shocking sexual novel that was published to good reviews. She also wrote the words to probably the most famous anthem in the country’s history—the Civil War anthem, “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”After Samuel died when she was fifty-one, Julia lived another forty years as a dynamic, tireless, and successful activist for women’s rights, pacifism, and social reform. She became a groundbreaking figure in the abolitionist and suffrage movements, and a successful author and lecturer who fought her own battle for creative freedom and independence. In the “riveting” (__The New York Times Book Review__), “unfailingly vivid” (__The Atlantic__) and “invigorating” (__O, The Oprah Magazine__)__The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe__, esteemed author Elaine Showalter tells the story of Ho

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Author

Elaine Showalter, Elaine Showalter

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781451645927

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Biography

Rating

3.73 / 5 (261 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13