Lydia Sigourney (1791 – 1865)
Extremely popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century.
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The glorified spirit of the infant is as a star to guide the mother to its own blissful clime.
An appearance of delicacy is inseparable from sweetness and gentleness of character.
The strength of a nation, especially of a republican nation, is in the intelligent and well-ordered homes of the people.
Whatever you would have your children become, strive to exhibit in your own lives and conversation.
We speak of educating our children. Do we know that our children also educate us?
As a dedicated, successful writer, Lydia Sigourney violated essential elements of the very gender roles she celebrated. In the process, she offered young, aspiring women writers around the country an example of the possibilities of achieving both fame and economic reward.
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