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| | Lydia Maria Child |
 | | Lydia Maria Child (February 11, 1802-Oct. 20, 1880) was a novelist, editor, journalist and scholar who produced a body of work remarkable for its brilliance, originality and variety, much of it inspired by a strong sense of justice and love of freedom. |
 | | Born in Medford, Massachusetts, Lydia was the youngest of seven children of Susannah Rand Francis and Convers Francis, a successful baker and businessman. |
 | | Possessed of an eager, inquiring mind, Lydia missed his encouragement in her studies, but she was free to use the library of the Rev. David Osgood, the First Parish minister. |
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