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Lydia Maria Francis Child
name
Lydia Maria Francis Child
Born
Lydia Maria Francis Child

February 11th, 1802
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NationalityAmerican
Other namesLydia Maria Child, Lydia Child
OccupationNative American's rights activist
Known forNative American Group Activist Thanksgiving


Lydia Maria Francis Child (February 11, 1802-October 20, 1880) Indian right activist with first book, Hobomok.


Grant's Indian peace policy edit

“The most potentially destructive element for contemporary Native American communities is the generational gap that often develops.” (Native American Women 1998)


Hobomok: A Tale of Early Times and Other Writings on Indians edit

Thanksgiving edit

Behalf of Native Americans

“The Indians are at least more consistent that white men. They profess to believe in revenge, and practice accordingly; while we profess a religion of love and forgiveness, and do such things as these! . . .” (Child’s Appeal For the Indians 1868)


References edit

Child, Lydia M. "Child's Appeal For the Indians." Child's Appeal For the Indians. New York: Wm. P. Tomlinson, 1868, 27 Oct. 2013. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.

Child, Lydia Maria, Carolyn L. Karcher, and Lydia Maria Child. Hobomok and Other Writings on Indians. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 1986. Print.

Lydia Child. N.d. Photograph. Brewing Up Magic. Http://robertfrostsbanjo.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html. Web.

Mrs. Lydia Maria Child. N.d. Photograph. Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore. Http://www.eapoe.org/people/childlym.htm. Web.

Native American Women. (1998). In The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com.ezproxy.rit.edu/entry/rcuswh/native_american_women