Lydia Maria Child

A new biography examines the life and times of the pioneering activist, abolitionist, and writer.

Taking up arms against slavery, the famous novelist foreshadowed the vexed role of the white woman activist today.

A popular writer’s 1829 self-help book ‘The Frugal Housewife’ was based on the same democratic principles that made her a champion of the abolitionist cause.

A new biography explores the work of the influential abolitionist Lydia Maria Child, who wrote about the social, political, and cultural issues of her time.

Why abolitionist Lydia Maria Child raged at President Lincoln’s political calculations.

Margaret Fuller and the first major work of American feminism.

What were Americans' immediate responses to "A Christmas Carol," and how did Dickens' reading tours and eventual death reshape its meaning?

The earliest-known version of the dish was a winey, briny, bready casserole.

The most influential preacher in the country, Beecher aggressively agitated for the Union to extend complete forgiveness to Confederates.

On the devout abolitionists who excoriated American exceptionalism.

How the American Anti-Slavery Almanac became an influential best seller.

In the 19th century, puddings were as popular and widespread as pasta dishes are today.

One obvious change occurred at around the turn of the 19th century, when the rapid expansion of the canning industry brought canned pumpkin to every market.

How antebellum women prevented themselves from getting pregnant during an era when their identity was founded on being a mother.