Authors, poets & big ideas
Julia Ward Howe
1819–1910
Massachusetts connection
Boston
Howe wrote poetry and the words to The Battle Hymn of the Republic. She also worked against slavery, supported women’s voting rights, and advocated peace. Her many activities show that a writer can use words for different purposes at different times.
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Your turn, historian
Find a detail. Build an idea.
- What did this person or group do? Point to a detail in the reading.
- How could this person’s words change the way a reader thinks?
- What would you like to find out next? Which kind of source could help?
“Julia Ward Howe mattered because ___. A detail that supports my idea is ___.”
Follow the evidence.
This short reading is an original classroom summary. Open the source with your teacher to check details and learn more.
Read the source: National Park Service ↗Ask: Who made this source? What can it tell us? What might it leave out?