Lydia Maria Child
October 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lydia Maria Child (1802 – 1880) was a true heroine of the abolitionist movement. After meeting William Lloyd Garrison in 1831 she gave up a promising literary career and her standing in society to battle slavery. She also advocated for equal rights for women, and for fair treatment of indigenous tribes. In her religious beliefs, she had been raised Calvinist, became a Unitarian, and then a free thinker.
Join Dr Lydia Moland of Colby College as she discusses her new book, Lydia Maria Child – A Radical American Life, in which she shows that this remarkable woman’s life still has lessons for us today.