Lucy Larcom

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Lucy Larcom


Born
in Beverly, Massachusetts, The United States
March 05, 1824

Died
April 17, 1893

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Lucy Larcom was an American teacher, poet, and author. Larcom was one of the first teachers at Wheaton Female Seminary, now Wheaton College. Her autobiography, published in 1889, is a valuable resource in determining what childhood was like in New England during her time.

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A New England Girlhood

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Clara Barton: A Brief Biogr...

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The Poetical Works of Lucy ...

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An Idyl of Work

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Similitudes: From The Ocean...

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Wheaton Seminary: A Semi-ce...

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As It is in Heaven

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Breathings of the Better Life

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Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters,...

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“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.”
Lucy Larcom

“He who plants a tree, plants a hope.”
Lucy Larcom

“... it is the greatest of all mistakes to begin life with the expectation that it is going to be easy, or with the wish to have it so.”
Lucy Larcom, A New England Girlhood

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