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Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Lydia Maria Child
Born: February 11, 1802
Died: October 20, 1880 (aged 78)
Bio: Lydia Maria Francis Child, born Lydia Maria Francis, was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Native American rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of American expansionism.
Known for:
- The frugal housewife (1829)
- Hobomok, a Tale of Early Times (1824)
- Letters from New-York (1842)
- The Freedmen's Book (1865)
- The mother's book (1831)
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