Show DEATH OF JULIA WARD HOWE end of career of gifted authoress and philanthropist middletown R I 1 julia ward ilowe howe Is dead cowed bowed under the of 0 her 91 years the noted philanthropist and authoress succumbed peacefully to an attack ot of pneumonia at her ber lavirne on monday julia ward howe was born bom in n new york city on the day of may 1319 1819 during the course of 0 her long life mrs howe was at the very forefront 0 of f many movements which had to do with american literature philanthropy and the emancipation of her sex from the early days of her womanhood she was a woman of consequence a woman ot of affairs a woman w who be had a very high conception of the duties of life although of t the he gentlest spirit mrs howe was f tor or years a most ardent woman suffragist mrs howe was a frequent contributor to some of the best beat magazines ot of the country she was also a poetess who found a ready response in tae th e hearts of the people and then as an evidence of her versatility she sha turned her pen to play writing at which she was also successful perhaps her most famous work was the battle hymn of the republic which la Is taught to every school child in the country today |