01 Sep | Herstorical.Reflections

Lydia Huntley Sigourney (01 Sep 1791 – 10 Jun 1865 | Norwich CT – Hartford CT) poet, critic, children’s writer, girls’ school founder, autobiographical author, aka The Sweet Singer of Hartford.


Mary Grew (01 Sep 1813 – 10 Oct 1896 | Hartford CT – Philadelphia PA) preacher, feminist, abolitionist, social activist, public speaker.


Emma Stebbins (01 Sep 1815 – 25 Oct 1882 | New York NY – New York NY) sculptor.


Elizabeth Harrison (01 Sep 1845 – 31 Oct 1927 | Athens KY – San Antonio TX) educator, non-fiction author, autobiographical author, founding president National Louis University, early childhood / teacher training pioneer, founding member of International Kindegarten Movement, sponsored first Mothers’ Convention [later became National Parent Teachers Association].


Anna Botsford Comstock (01 Sep 1854 – 24 Aug 1930 | Otto NY – Ithaca NY) writer, educator, illustrator, conservationist, nature study movement leader.