Julia Ward Howe (1819 u1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." In 1870 Howe was the first to proclaim Mother's Day, with her Mother's Day Proclamation. After the war she worked with the suffrage movement, promoted pacifism, and Russian freedom. This collection of poems includes Abraham Lincoln, Marines Hymn, New York, Old Home Week in Boston, Kansas, The Playhouse, The Nation s Holiday and many more."