17 Nov | Herstorical.Reflections

Eliza Woodson Burhans Farnham (17 Nov 1815 – 15 Dec 1846 | Rensselaerville NY – New York NY) novelist, feminist, abolitionist, women’s prison reform activist, first female warden of Sing Sing Prison.


Achsa W. Sprague (17 Nov 1827 – 06 Jul 1862 | Plymouth Notch VT – Plymouth Notch VT) poet, essayist, medium, lecturer, Spiritualist, abolitionist, suffragist.


Genie M. Boyce Smith (17 Nov 1852 – unknown | Vermont US – Dubuque IA) poet, author, novelist, publisher, pen names: Kit Clover and Maude Meredith.


Sophie Adelaide Radford de Meissner (17 Nov 1854 – 17 Apr 1954 | Morristown NJ – Washington DC) author, socialite, playwright, Spiritualist, Red Cross nurse [1905] Russo-Japanese War.

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