Autograph Letter Signed ("Grace Greenwood") to Lucy Larcom

GREENWOOD, Grace (a.k.a. Sara Jane Clark Lippincott)

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Two pages (of a single leaf folded to make four octavo pages. Sent from Washington, D.C. Old folds from mailing, near fine. dated 22 November [no year].A nice association letter, Greenwood writes to Larcom asking after the poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, and requesting a copy of one of Larcom's poems: "Will you be kind enough to send me a copy of 'Hannah Binding Shoes'. I want it for a purpose. There was a glorious poem of yours in the last 'Atlantic'. Greenwood was a New York-born, Pennsylvania-raised American author, poet, and lecturer and advocate for social reform. A successful author from a young age, Greenwood was the first woman reporter on payroll of the *New York Times* and was an accepted member of the New York literary world. She was a staunch advocate of abolition and women's rights, supporting Susan B. Anthony in her fight for suffrage. Abraham Lincoln referred to her as "Grace Greenwood the Patriot". Lippincott took her pseudonym from the Greenwood Academy, a school for women that she attended. Larcom was an author, poet, and teacher. Her affinity for children suited her to assist here close friend Whittier in preparation of the verse anthology *Child Life* (1871). A nice association between two 19th century woman authors. Seller Inventory # 556889

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Title: Autograph Letter Signed ("Grace Greenwood") ...
Binding: Unbound
Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)