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Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 6 0 Browse Search
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899 5 3 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 3 1 Browse Search
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Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865, Chapter 2: Readville camp. (search)
requent sessions thereafter, until the regiment departed for field service. There were a few deaths and a moderate amount of sickness while at Readville, mainly from pneumonia and bronchitis, as the men were first exposed in the trying months of February and March. Now and then the monotony of camp life was broken by some noteworthy event. On April 21, a visit was received from the Ladies' Committee. Mrs. Governor Andrew, Mrs. W. B. Rogers, Mrs. E. D. Cheney, Mrs. C. M. Severance, Miss Abby W. May, Judge Russell, Rev. Mr. Grimes, Charles W. Slack, and J. H. Stevenson were of the party. Another event was the review by Governor Andrew and Secretary Chase in the afternoon of April 30, the President's Fast Day. The line was formed with eight hundred and fifty men; and the distinguished visitors were received with due honors. Dr. Howe, Robert Dale Owen, Mr. Garrison, and other gentlemen were also present. On April 30, the regiment drew nine hundred and fifty Enfield rifled musket
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 12: (search)
xt morning left for Boston. The occasion was one that I shall never forget. Our narrative now approaches its close. But, before concluding it, we deem it proper to speak briefly of the services rendered to our soldiers and to the Union cause by two ladies of Boston, who, during the entire war, devoted almost their whole time to works of charity and love, for the comfort of our soldiers, and the alleviation of their sufferings; one of whom was Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, and the other Miss Abby W. May. Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis was the daughter of a Boston merchant, William H. Boardman, Esq., who was largely engaged in the North-west Coast, China, and India trade. She was early married to the eldest son of the Hon. Harrison Gray Otis, who bore his father's name. Upon the death of her husband, she passed seven years in Europe, for the purpose of educating her three sons, and returned to America, making Boston her permanent home. Connected by blood and marriage with some of the o
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 13: concerning clubs 1867-1871; aet. 48-52 (search)
erses in church. They did not prove nearly as good as I had hoped.... Made three beds, to help Bridget, who had the washing alone. Read a difficult chapter in Fichte. , Studied and worried as usual,--Fichte and Greek... . Have not been strenuous enough about the Cretan Fair.... Any lack of strenuousness about the Cretan Fair was amply atoned for. An Appeal was published, written by her and signed by Julia Ward Howe, Emily Talbot, Sarah E. Lawrence, Caroline A. Mudge, and Abby W. May. What shall we say? They are a great way off, but they are starving and perishing, as none in our midst can starve and perish, and we Americans are among the few persons to whom they can look for help. In this cry for aid we hear the voice of both parents. The response was cordial and generous. The fair was held in Easter Week, at the Boston Music Hall, and recalled on a smaller scale the glories of the war-time fairs. Of the great labor of preparation, the Journal gives a livel
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Chapter 17: the woman's cause 1868-1910 (search)
s the suffragists worked for fifty-five years before they succeeded in getting a law making mothers equal guardians of their minor children with the fathers. In Colorado, when the women were enfranchised, the next legislature passed such a bill. Of the movement by which women won a right to have a voice in the education of their children, she says: The proposal to render women eligible for service on the School Board was met at first with derision and with serious disapproval. The late Abby W. May had much to do with the early consideration of this measure, and the work which finally resulted in its adoption had its first beginning in the parlors of the New England Woman's Club, where special meetings were held in its behalf. The extension of the school suffrage to women followed, after much work on the part of men and of women. These meetings, she said once, speaking before the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, show, among other things, the character of those who beli
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1, Index (search)
Martin, Mrs., II, 170. Martineau, James, II, 159, 161, 348. Marzials, Mr., II, 167. Massachusetts, I, 129, 168, 195, 249; II, 358. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I, 297; II, 77, 80. Massachusetts Legislature, I, 168, 220, 344, 366, 368; II, 405. Massachusetts Press Club, II, 259. Massachusetts State Federation of Wo-men's Clubs, I, 294; II, 379. Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Associa-tion, I, 369. Matsys, Quentin, II, 11. Maupassant, Guy de, II, 164. May, Abby W., I, 287, 368; II, 141, 142. Mayor des Planches, Count, II, 302, 303. Mechanics' Fair, II, 162. Mechlenberg, Herr von, II, 18. Medal of Honor Legion, II, 279. Mediterranean, I, 381. Mendota, I, 380. Mer de Glace, II, 20. Merritt, Anna Lea, II, 165. Mesday, Herr, II, 172. Messiah, II, 8, 78. Metaphysical Club, II, 118. Mexican Band, II, 100, 103, 105. Mexican War, I, 129. Middletown, R. I., I, 9. Milan, I, 93; II, 26. Mill, J. S., I, 304; II,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, XIV. Massachusetts women in the civil war. (search)
that no record was made of the work of men, or the work of women,—only records of work accomplished. Boston was filled with patriotic women during the war. To name them all would be almost like publishing a directory of the city. It is not easy to make special mention of a few, where all were alike devoted and untiring. But no one can remember that coterie of gifted Boston .women, whose philanthropic services were invaluable to the Sanitary Commission, without immediately recalling Miss Abby W. May, the leader of the New England society from the first, the recognized executive head of the Boston commission. She was a native of Boston, and was educated in the best schools of her native city. She rendered valuable services, when quite young, to the anti-slavery movement, and at the very commencement of the war gave herself most heartily to the work of relieving the sufferings of the soldiers. In the spring and summer of 1862 she served in the hospital transport service of the San
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, Index of names of persons. (search)
., 317 Mason, S. R., 583 Mason, Sumner, 583 Mason, T. B. M., 678 Mason, W. E., 317 Mason, W. P., 431 Mason, William, 96 Masury, C. H., 317 Matcham, H. C., 96 Mather, Joseph, 317 Mather, W. L., 431 Mathewson, J. R., 317 Mathot, Louis, 318, 543 Matthews, A. E., 318, 473 Matthews, D. P., 583 Matthews, Henry, 318 Matthews, O. W., 40th Mass. Inf., 318 Matthews, O. W., 4th Mass. H. A., 318 Matthews, Samuel, 577 Matthews, Watson, 583 Maxfield, E. F., 96 Maxfield, J. P., 318 May, Abby W., 593 May, Dwight, 189, 431, 473, 543 May, Edward, 96 May, Frederick, 583 May, James, 318 Mayhew, A. L., 318 Mayloan, J. W., 318 Maynard, G. H., 492, 569 Mayo, C. H., 16th Mass. Inf., 318 Mayo, C. H., 3d Mass. H. A., 318 Mayo, H. A., 96 Mayo, T. A., 318 Meacham, Franklin, 431, 474, 543 Meacham, G. A., 221 Mead, J. W., 100 Mead, S. H., Jr., 100 Meader, C. E, 318 Meader, S. B., 100 Meader, S. H., 318 Meands, N. L., 318 Means, J. B., 100 Means, James, 432 Means, M. B
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899, Chapter 14: men and movements in the sixties (search)
wanted a gown; but there was not one left, so that she was forced to content herself, much against her will, with some underclothing. The garments supplied, of which many were sent by the Boston Sewing Circle, under the superintendence of Miss Abby W. May, proved to be very suitable in pattern and quality. As we descended the steps we met with some of the children, already arrayed in their little clean shirts, and strutting about with the inspiration of fresh clothing, long unfelt by them. . early spring a beautiful bazaar was held at Boston Music Hall, where the post of president was assigned to me. I was supported by a very efficient committee of ladies and gentlemen, and it was in this work that I became well acquainted with Miss Abby W. May, whose invaluable method and energy had much to do with the success of the undertaking. The fair lasted one week, and our sales and entertainments realized something more than thirty thousand dollars. But alas! the emancipation of Crete w
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899, Chapter 17: the woman suffrage movement (search)
our number. I have already spoken of our second president, Maria Mitchell, who continued, after her term of office, to send us valuable statements regarding the scientific work of women. Mrs. Kate Newell Daggett, our third president, had long been recognized as a leader of social and intellectual progress in her adopted city of Chicago. The record in our calendar is that of an earnest worker, well fitted to commend the woman's cause by her attractive presence and cultivated mind. Miss Abby W. May was a tower of strength to our association. She excelled in judgment, and in the sense of measure and of fitness. Her sober taste in dress did not always commend her to our assemblage, composed largely of women, but the plainness of her garb was redeemed by the beauty of her classic head and by the charm of her voice and manner. She was grave in demeanor, but with an undertone of genuine humor which showed her to be truly human. She was the worthy cousin of Rev. Samuel Joseph May,
Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899, Index (search)
eech to deaf-mutes, 149; shrinks from woman suffrage, 157. Mann, Mrs. Horace (Mary Peabody), goes to Europe with the Howes, 89; visits Thomas Carlyle, 96. Manning, Cardinal, presides at a Prison Reform meeting, 339. Marco Bozzaris, 22. Margherita, Queen, at King Umberto's coronation, 424. Mario, sings at Lansdowne House, 101. Marion, Gen., Francis, 4. Martel, a hair-dresser, 65. Martin Chuzzlewit, transcendental episode in, 139. Martineau, Harriet, statue of, 158. May, Abby W., aids bazaar in behalf of the Cretans, 320; her energy in the Association for the Advancement of Women, 393. May, Rev. Samuel J., 394. McAllister, Julian, marries Louisa Cutler, 33. McAllister, Mrs., Julian, 33. McAllister, Judge Matthew H., 33. McCabe, Chaplain, mentions the singing of the Battle Hymn in Libby Prison, 276. McCarthy, Mrs., Justin, rout given by, 413. McVickar, John, professor of philosophy at Columbia College, 23. Merchant Princes of Wall Street, The