Lydia Sigourney

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Lydia Sigourney was a prominent 19th-century American poet and author, often called the “Sweet Singer of Hartford” for her widely read sentimental and moralistic verse.

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Lydia Sigourney canonical 2

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instanceOf author ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
writer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lydia Huntley Sigourney ⓘ
Sweet Singer of Hartford ⓘ
birthName Lydia Huntley ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1791-09-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1865-06-10 ⓘ
describedBySource 19th-century American literary criticism ⓘ
educatedAt Norwich, Connecticut schools ⓘ
employer Hartford Female Seminary ⓘ
familyName Sigourney ⓘ
fieldOfWork American literature ⓘ
women's education ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
moralistic literature ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
religious writing ⓘ
givenName Lydia ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Sweet Singer of Hartford ⓘ
hasInfluenced 19th-century American women writers ⓘ
knownFor didactic prose for women ⓘ
moralistic poetry ⓘ
sentimental verse ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
movement didactic literature ⓘ
sentimental literature ⓘ
notableWork Letters to Mothers ⓘ
Letters to Young Ladies ⓘ
Poetry for Children ⓘ
Scenes in My Native Land ⓘ
Traits of the Aborigines of America ⓘ
Zinzendorff, and Other Poems ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
educator ⓘ
poet ⓘ
periodOfActivityEnd 1860s ⓘ
periodOfActivityStart 1810s ⓘ
placeOfBirth Norwich, Connecticut ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Hartford
religion Protestantism ⓘ
residence Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Hartford
spouse Charles Sigourney ⓘ

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