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Massachusetts Writers
Lydia Maria Child
Edna (or Ednah) Dow Cheney
Cynthia M. R. Gorton
As noted above, many Massachusetts born women were writers.
This section of the exhibition will discuss
the places that their works were published and highlight
some of the women who wrote books and contributed to periodicals.
← Most popular occupations overall for MA women
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Massachusetts Writers
A Woman of the Century: Massachusetts Women in A Woman of the Century
Most popular occupations with women born through 1820
Lucy Newhall Colman
Most popular occupations with women born between 1821 and 1850
Jane Goodwin Austin
Most popular occupations for women born between 1851 and 1880
Helen Livermore Webster
Most popular occupations overall for MA women
Massachusetts Writers
Periodicals
Abby Morton Diaz
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Popular Boston Publishers
Helen Hunt Jackson
Massachusetts Women