Lost Legacy: Inspiring Women of Nineteenth-Century America

Inspired women writers, artists, and activists of the nineteenth century such as Jesse Willcox Smith, Harriot Hunt, and Anna Mowatt, used their spiritual beliefs to promote personal, social, and political freedom. Driven by Emanuel Swedenborg's insights, these women reveal their feelings and thoughts in their novels, poetry, articles, essays, and art, excerpts of which are included in this collection of biographical sketches.