Mary A. Livermore autograph and quotation [manuscript], 1890 March 12, undated.

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Mary A. Livermore autograph and quotation [manuscript], 1890 March 12, undated.

The collection consists of a signed autograph "Mary A. Livermore, Melrose, Mass." and a quotation from Victor Hugo, beginning "Be like the bird....," 1890 March 12.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7531591

University of Virginia. Library

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Livermore, Mary A. (Mary Ashton), 1820-1905

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Mary Livermore, born Mary Ashton Rice, (December 19, 1820 – May 23, 1905) was an American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights. When the American Civil War broke out, she became connected with the United States Sanitary Commission, headquarters at Chicago, performing a vast amount of labor of all kinds—organizing auxiliary societies, visiting hospitals and military posts, contributing to the press, answering correspondence, and other things incident to the work done by tha...