Eliza Farnham

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Eliza Farnham
This book cover shows Eliza Farnham on the left.
Born:	November 17, 1815 Rensselaerville, New York
Died:	December 15, 1864 New York City, New York
Occupation:	Novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform
Genres:	non-fiction

Eliza Farnham (November 17, 1815 – December 15, 1864) 19th-century American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform, her fame as a writer rests upon her work Life in Prairie Land (1846), an account of life on the Illinois prairie near Pekin between 1836 and 1840. She strongly believed in the idea of phrenology to treat prisoners [1].

[edit] Writings

• Life in the Prairie Land, 1846
  • An account of life on the Illinois prairie near Pekin between 1836 and 1840.
• California, In-doors and Out, 1856
  • A chronicle of her experiences and observations on California.
• My Early Days, 1859
  • An autobiographical novel.
• Woman and Her Era, 1864
  • "Organic, religious, esthetic, and historical" arguments for woman's inherent superiority.
• The Ideal Attained, 1865
  • The heroine molds the hero into a worthy mate.

[edit] See also

Bakken, G., & Farrington, B. (2003). Encyclopedia of Women in the American West, p. 124. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Link to Google Book Search excerpt

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Persondata
NAME	Farnham, Eliza
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform
DATE OF BIRTH	November 17, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rensselaerville, New York
DATE OF DEATH	December 15, 1864
PLACE OF DEATH	New York City, New York