Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy.
Julia Ward Howe Quotes
When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened, and I shall have a clearer mind. Thank God that even this weary nine months shall come to an end and leave me in possession of my own body and my own soul.
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| Birth: | 27th May, 1819 |
| Death: | 17th October, 1910 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Abolitionist, Activist, Author, Poet |
About
Julia was born in New York City. She was the fourth of seven children born to a Wall Street stockbroker, Samuel Ward III and his wife, occasional poet Julia Rush Cutler. Her eldest brother was Samuel Cutler Ward. Samuel Ward III was a well-to-do banker and was a strict Calvinist. Julia Rush Cutler was related to Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolution. Julia Ward's family was an upper middle-class family.
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