This author edited the Dial, a Transcendentalist journal. He…

This author edited the Dial, a Transcendentalist journal. Her father was a lawyer and congressman, and he educated her rigorously. She became a teacher to help support her family after the death of her father. She wanted to inspire women to consider more possibilities in life than being housewives. She sought equality with men. She spent time living in Italy and had a child with an Italian nobleman, Giovanni Ossoli, whom she may have married. Along with her son and husband, she died a tragic death in a shipwreck as she was returning to the United States.

When he was only 18, this poet was offered a job as a profes…

When he was only 18, this poet was offered a job as a professor of modern languages. He made a good living writing poetry and was very popular. He experienced some personal tragedy, including the death of his wife in a fire. He is known for such poems as The Song of Hiawatha, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” and “The Village Blacksmith.” Your textbook describes him as “the most beloved American poet of the nineteenth century.” He was so popular in England that he was the first American-born poet to have his bust placed in Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey.