Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howewas an American poet and author, best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". She was also an advocate for abolitionism and was a social activist, particularly for women's suffrage...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth27 May 1819
CountryUnited States of America
perception daily-life edges
Familiarity so dulls the edge of perception as to make us least acquainted with things forming part of our daily life.
massachusetts conventions old-time
Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.
stars born clouded
I was born 'neath a clouded star.
eye marching-on glory
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord -
oasis boston people
Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy.
freedom men sea
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me; As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
inspirational-life expression life-is
While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?
optimistic thinking views
Don't you think that the best things are already in view?
feminist doubt study
When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by women in the pursuit of trifles, I feel no doubt of their capacity for the most herculean undertakings.
simple agreement differences
Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion.
debt
Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.
taken son charity
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.
sacrifice men brutality
Any religion which sacrifices women to the brutality of men is no religion.
sex thinking individual
I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing is religion which puts one sex above another.