Marriage and Family
Lydia Child taught school until 1828, when she married Boston lawyer David Lee Child. His political activism and involvement in reform introduced her to the social reforms of Indian rights and Garrisonian abolitionism.
She was a long-time friend of activist Margaret Fuller and frequent participant in Fuller's "conversations" held at Elizabeth Palmer Peabody's North Street bookstore in Boston.
Another friend, Harriet Winslow Sewall, arranged Child's letters for publication after her death.
Read more about this topic: Lydia Maria Child
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