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JULIA WARD HOWE
First Day of Issue: February 12, 1987
First Issue Location: Boston, Massachusetts
The daughter of a noted New York banker, Julia Ward
was born on May 27, 1819. She married and moved to
Boston with her husband Samuel Gridley Howe, a physi-
cian, reformer and pioneer teacher of the blind. Samuel
and Julia Howe were ardent abolitionists, and her writ-
ings reflected this philosophy. Mrs. Howe's first book,
a collection of poems, was published in 1854; thereafter,
she wrote many volumes of verse, travel sketches and
essays. However, none of these works had the impact
or popularity of the patriotic song she composed while
in a tent one night visiting Union troops during the Civil
War. “The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was an instant
success, and Mrs. Howe became one of America's most
widely honored women. Following the War, Mrs. Howe
organized the New England Woman Suffrage Associa-
tion, and later the American Woman Suffrage Associa-
tion. These organizations focused on the issues of
woman's rights and encouraged the support of both men
and women. Mrs. Howe died on October 17, 1910.
No. 87-6
1987 The Maximum Card Collection
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