Why this longing, thus forever sighing

Author: Harriet Winslow Sewall

Sewell, Harriet Winslow; born June 30, 1819 in Portland, Mane; daughter of Nathan Winslow and Comfort Hussey; married Charles List in 1848; married Samuel Sewall in 1856; became interested in abolitionism and transcendentalism in the 1840s; active in philanthropic work, women’s suffrage movement, and educational work; a founder of the New England Women’s Club; edited letters of her friend, Lydia Maria Child in 1833; wrote poetry which was collected and published by Ednah D. Cheyney in 1889; died April 19, 1889 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. LOC Name Authority Files Go to person page >