Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1842, Oct. 28 | Born, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1859-1860 | Taught school |
| 1861 | Delivered her first full-length lecture, Concert Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.. Employee, United States Mint, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1862 | Spoke in New England at invitation of William Lloyd Garrison |
| 1863 | Campaigned for the Republican Party in Middle Atlantic states and New England |
| 1865-1875 | National lyceum movement lecturer |
| 1868 | Published What Answer? (Boston: Ticknor and Fields. 301pp.) |
| 1869 | Traveled to California on the transcontinental railroad |
| 1872 | Campaigned for Horace Greeley for president |
| 1876 | Debut at New Globe Theatre, Boston, Mass. |
| 1879 | Published A Ragged Register of People, Places and Opinions (New York: Harper & Brothers. 286pp.) |
| 1888 | Campaigned for the Republican Party in the Midwest |
| 1891 | Committed to State Hospital for the Insane, Danville, Pa. |
| 1895-1901 | Waged libel suits against authorities responsible for her commitment to a hospital for the insane |
| 1895-1932 | Lived with George and Sallie Ackley, Goshen, N.Y. |
| 1932, Oct. 22 | Died, Goshen, N.Y. |