# Lydia Maria Child
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Lydia Maria Francis Child (born Lydia Maria Francis) (February 11, 1802 – October 20, 1880), was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Native American rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of American expansionism.
Her journals, both fiction and domestic manuals, reached wide audiences from the 1820s through the 1850s. At times she shocked her audience as she tried to take on issues of both male dominance and white supremacy in some of her stories.
Unsung Heroes
Who was Irene Morgan Kirkaldy? John Stark? Frances Perkins? Or, more famously, Levi Strauss? This episode of The American Tapestry Project explores yet another new thread in the stories of how Americans weave the common objects of their love into the fabric of their national story by introducing yo…
Unsung Heroes
Who was Irene Morgan Kirkaldy? John Stark? Frances Perkins? Or, more famously, Levi Strauss? This episode of The American Tapestry Project explores yet another new thread in the stories of how Americans weave the common objects of their love into the fabric of their national story by introducing yo…
The Open Boat, Stephen Crane (1897)
“If I am going to be drowned — if I am going to be drowned — if I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees?”
On New Year’s Day, 1897, the writer Stephen Crane joined the crew of the SS Commodore at…
Feel the Beet: The Most Fascinating Woman You've Never Heard Of
For those who like its earthy flavor, the humble beet can do a lot for a salad or a soup. But could it help end slavery? In the 1800s, one woman believed it could—and she wasn't just any old woman. This episode, meet Lydia Maria Child, who wrote the first children's periodical magazine, the first N…
“Spring” from Jean Gourdon’s Four Days, Émile Zola (1874)
“The valley was mine, really mine; I had conquered it with my legs, and I was the real landlord by right of friendship.”
Today, I invite you to remember springtime in your youth. Go back to that enchanted period, filled with an abundance of nature’s delights. Perhaps you remember rushing outside t…
The Power of Laughter & Cheerfulness
Listen to episode 1130 of the Inspirational Living podcast: The Power of Cheerfulness. Adapted from The Optimistic Life by Orison Swett Marden.
Inspirational Podcast Excerpt:Joyous people are not only the happiest, but the longest lived, the most useful and the most successful. A sense of humor, th…
Address to Free Colored Americans - An Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women
"Address to Free Colored Americans" captures the pioneering spirit of the first Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women held in New York City in May 1837. This gathering brought together influential women such as Mary Parker, Lucretia Mott, the Grimke sisters, and Lydia Maria Child, who united to…
Chocorua | A New Hampshire Tale
For this week's story we're throwing caution to the wind, preparing for societal collapse, and offering you a different kind of folk nightmare.
Written by Martin, Chocorua follows the main story beats of one of New Hampshire's most famous legends, only with the titular Native American chief replace…
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