[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM JULIA WARD HOWE, DISCUSSING A PUBLIC RECITATION OF "THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC"].

Published by [N.p., but possibly Boston]. January 8, 1895.

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Author and suffragist Julia Ward Howe discusses an engagement to recite her most famous work, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." She writes: "My dear Mrs. [Winthrop?], I must apologize for delay in replying to your letter of January third, received one day later. I am very sorry that I cannot possibly remain with you over Sunday. I will gladly tell how I came to write the Battle Hymn. I think that I should much prefer to recite it before it is sung. Hoping to reach you in good time on Saturday, believe me." Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910) was one of the most important American women of the 19th century. She lent her name to several causes, including female suffrage and pacifism, and won permanent renown as the author of the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 1861. She was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. "No movement or 'Cause' in which women were interested could be launched without her. Her courage, her incisiveness and quickness of repartee, her constructive power, the completeness of her conviction accompanied by a balance of mind, and a sense of humor that disarmed irritation made her the greatest of women organizers" - DAB. On a folded quarto sheet. Old folds. Minor soiling. Very good plus.…

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[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM JULIA WARD HOWE, DISCUSSING A PUBLIC RECITATION OF "THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC"].
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Howe, Julia Ward:
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[N.p., but possibly Boston]. January 8, 1895.
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