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Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885
Helen Hunt Jackson was the daughter of Nathan Welby and Deborah Fiske. She was educated in New England female preparatory schools and was a classmate and friend of Emily Dickinson. In 1852 she married Captain Edward Bissell Hunt. He died in 1863; the two sons of this marriage also died in childhood. After the death of her husband she established herself as a writer of popular verse and stories; later she became interested in the tradegy of American Indian affairs. In 1875 she married William Sharpless Jackson, a wealthy Pennsylvania Quaker. Her travels in search of information on Indian affairs brought her to the attention of the US government and in 1882 she was appointed a special commissioner on Indian affairs. Her last years were spent in the cause of Indian affairs and the hope that some redress might be made to the Native peoples.
From the description of Going! going! gone! / by Helen Jackson (H.H.) 18--. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 71836802
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