Influence of Spiritualism
Influenced by the writings of Thomas Dick and the spiritualism movement, she became a convert to spiritualism in 1854 and believed herself to be a medium. In 1869, believing that the spirits wanted her there, she moved to Chicago, where she wrote for a number of periodicals, including Western Rural, Universe, Interior, and Bright Sides.
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