Lydia Maria Child may be best remembered today for that beloved poem about going over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house, “The New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day.” But ...

The New-England Boys’ Song About Thanksgiving Day Over the river and through the woods, To Grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow.

In 1829, American women preparing their family’s Thanksgiving feast could turn for guidance to one of the country’s first self-help books: “The Frugal Housewife” by Lydia Maria Child, a beloved ...

Some people are born activists. Others have activism thrust upon them—a process that may take decades or emerge from a sudden, transformative eruption of conscience. Lydia Maria Child belongs in the ...

Medford’s Grace Episcopal Church, 160 High St., will present a “Look at Lydia Maria Child” on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., with a talk by Jane Sciacca from Wayland Historical Society, currently ...

"Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life" tells the story of what brought Child to this moment and the extraordinary life she lived in response. Through Child’s example, philosopher Lydia Moland ...

The Public Ceremonies Committee each year gives out the Lydia Maria Child Award to the person, or persons or group, who best represents the concern and care that Lydia Maria Child demonstrated for ...

THE portrait which confronts the reader who opens the volume of Mrs. Child’s Letters, 1 is of a vigorous, resolute old lady, with a large head, strong lines about the mouth, a kindly eye, and an ...