All posts tagged "Julia Ward Howe"
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6.4KArts and LeisureThe True Story of the Jenny Lind Tower (and a Few Good Tall Tales)
People often wonder how and why the Jenny Lind Tower ended up on the sand dunes of North Truro, Mass. It’s an...
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5.2KBusiness and LaborSix Stops From the People’s Guide to Greater Boston
One of our favorite books of 2020 is the People’s Guide to Greater Boston, a tour guide that goes beyond the usual...
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10.0K8MassachusettsMount Auburn Cemetery, a 19th Century Tourist Attraction
In 1846, 16-year-old Emily Dickinson made a rare foray outside of her Amherst, Mass., home to visit the biggest tourist attraction on...
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4.3K3Massachusetts‘Battle Hymn’ Author Battles for a ‘Mother’s Day for Peace’
Years after Julia Ward Howe wrote the martial anthem of the Civil War she campaigned for a ‘Mother’s Day for Peace.’ Before...
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15.7K8Arts and LeisureJenny Lind Gets Married Secretly in Boston
In late January 1852, the ‘Swedish Nightingale’ Jenny Lind and her German fiancé Otto Goldschmidt walked into the Tremont Row studio of...
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