The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . i river,which resulted in an organized attack on the scurvythat threatened to decimate the ranks of the her solicitation immense quantities of fresh vegeta-bles were sent t
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . i river,which resulted in an organized attack on the scurvythat threatened to decimate the ranks of the her solicitation immense quantities of fresh vegeta-bles were sent to the post, the prompt distribution ofwhich averted the danger. When money and sup-plies became more and more diflBciilt to obtain, sheorganized the great Northwestern fair at Chicago in1863, the first of the sanitary fairs held throughoutthe country. The Chicago fair netted nearly $100,000to the Sanitary commissron. She afterward organizedten other sanitary fairs, which furnished large sumsof money for the army. When the war closed shebegan a most successful career as a lecturer, whichbrought her in contact with the best literary mindsof the country, and made for her many friends. Shehas labored incessantly for the advancement ofwomen and their civil rights, and has been a tirelessworker in the cause of temperance. Of late yearsher home has been at Melrose, Mass. Mrs. Liver-more has published several OF AMEEICAN BIOGRAPHY. 83
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