Felicia Hemans
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Felicia Dorothea Hemans was an English poet. Regarded as the leading female poet of her day, Hemans was immensely popular during her lifetime in both England and the United States, and was second only
Felicia Hemans by William Edward West
118 Duke Street, Liverpool, birthplace of Felicia Hemans
Felicia Hemans, by Evert A. Duykinick, 1873
Portrait of Felicia Dorothea Hemans c.1820
Lydia Sigourney
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Lydia Huntley Sigourney, née Lydia Howard Huntley, was an American poet, author, and publisher during the early and mid 19th century. She was commonly known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford." She had
Felicia Hemans
…old until she was sixteen and in 1809 moved to Bronwylfa, St. Asaph (Flintshire). She later called Wales "Land of my childhood, my home and my dead". Lydia Sigourney says of her education: The nature of the education of Mrs. Hemans, was favourable to the development of her genius. A wide range of classical and…
Lydia Sigourney
Engraving of Lydia Sigourney
Sigourney, photographed by Mathew Brady
A memorial to the Native Americans who were killed at the Battle of Mississinewa in Jalapa, Indiana, with a quote from Sigourney. The monument was installed in 1988.