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Saturday Morning Club
The Saturday Morning Club, established by Julia Ward Howe in 1871, is an organization for women’s community and intellectual growth in Boston, Massachusetts. From the club’s inception to the start of World War I, the club hosted prominent speakers, discussed academic subjects, and held theatrical performances. Presently operating out of the Harvard Club of Boston, The Saturday Morning Club is an exclusive organization for members to share written works on academic topics. Early years The Saturday Morning Club, organized by Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910) in 1871, was one of the first women’s clubs to be founded for young girls. Howe, the author of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” was a writer of poems, essays, and children’s books. She was also an abolitionist, social reformer, and a founding member of the New England Women's Club (1868), one of the first women’s clubs in the nation. The idea for the Saturday Morning Club was inspired by Howe’s daughter, Maud, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe (; May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation. She was also an advocate for abolitionism and a social activist, particularly for women's suffrage. Early life and education Julia Ward was born in New York City. She was the fourth of seven children. Her father Samuel Ward III was a Wall Street stockbroker, banker, and strict Calvinist Episcopalian. Her mother was the poet Julia Rush Cutler Ward, related to Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolution. She died during childbirth when Howe was five. Howe was educated by private tutors and schools for young ladies until she was sixteen. Her eldest brother, Samuel Cutler Ward, traveled in Europe and brought home a private library. She had access to these books, many contradicting the Calvinistic view. She became well-read, though social as well as scholarly. She met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
