Lydia Maria Child

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lydia Maria Child
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Feb 11, 1802(1802-02-11)
Age	222
Date Of Death	October 20, 1880
Birthplace	Medford
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lydia Maria Child Biography

Lydia Maria Child is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on February 11, 1802 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. American writer, abolitionist and women’s rights activist, she is best known for her poem “Over the River and Through the Wood,” which is a Thanksgiving-themed poem. Her other publications include The Mother’s Book and The Girl’s Own Book.

During the administration of She was one of the architects of the Peace Policy during the administration of Ulysses S. Grant., she was one of the architects for the Peace Policy.

Convers Francis was her sister. In 1828, she married David Lee Child, a Boston lawyer.

Lydia Maria Child Net Worth

Lydia Maria Child is one of the richest Activist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lydia Maria Child 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her 1833 work called for the immediate emancipation in America of all slaves.

She fought for Native American Rights.

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Facts & Trivia

Lydia Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lydia Maria Child celebrates birthday on February 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Lydia Maria Child

1. Lydia Maria Child was born on February 11, 1802.
2. She was an American abolitionist, author, and activist.
3. Her most famous work is “Over the River and Through the Wood.”
4. Child’s anti-slavery writings were influential in her time.
5. She also advocated for women’s rights and Native American rights.
6. In 1828, she married David Lee Child, a lawyer and journalist.
7. The couple worked together on various social justice causes.
8. Child edited the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper from 1841-1843.
9. She wrote several books on cooking and household management as well.
10. Lydia Maria Child died on October 20, 1880 at age 78.

What was Lydia Maria Child known for?

Lydia Maria Francis Child, one of the 19th century’s most popular American writers, was a prominent and influential advocate for the abolition of slavery, and for Native American and Women’s Rights.

What did Lydia Maria Child do for abolition?

Child’s further abolitionist efforts included editing the National Anti- Slavery Standard (1841–43) and later transcribing the recollections of slaves who had been freed.

Who was against Lydia Maria Child?

In the 1850s, Child responded to the near-fatal beating on the Senate floor of her good friend Charles Sumner , an abolitionist Senator from Massachusetts, by a South Carolina congressman, by writing her poem entitled “The Kansas Emigrants”.

What did Lydia Maria Child do for women's rights?

Women’s Rights Activist and Author. Lydia Maria Child was a women’s rights activist, abolitionist, Indian rights activist, author and journalist. Her journals, fiction and domestic manuals reached wide audiences from the 1820s through the 1850s.

Was Lydia Maria Child married?

In 1828, Lydia Maria married David Child , a lawyer and editor of The Massachusetts Journal. Child’s work as an abolitionist began in the early 1830s after her introduction to William Lloyd Garrison, who was just beginning his own career in the fight against slavery.