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
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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.
Lyceum movement
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The American Lyceum Movement was a loose collection of adult education programs that flourished in the mid-19th century in the United States, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, that were inspi
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…her lifetime. While some of her works were signed anonymously, most of her works were published with just her married name Mrs. Sigourney. During the lyceum movement that flourished in the United States in the 19th century, women named literary societies and study clubs in her honor. Mrs. Sigourney was born in…
The Lyceum Magazine, Chicago. The magazine worked toward the movement's goals of improving society by its advertisements of event choices for members to sponsor for their communities.
The Ellen Stone Building in Lexington, MA was built as a Lyceum Hall in 1833.