Winslow, Erving (1839-1922)

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Erving Winslow to Jane Addams, March 29, 1909

At Last a Genuinely Independent Newspaper, ca. August 1912

Erving Winslow to Jane Addams, August 7, 1912

Erving Winslow to Jane Addams, August 12, 1912

Stimulate Rather Than Control Births, July 28, 1916

Erving Winslow to Jane Addams, August 5, 1916

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Birth Date

1839

Death Date

1922-03

Birthplace

Boston, MA

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Erving Winslow was an author and activist. After graduating from Harvard University, he served on the United States Coast Survey and the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. After the war, he became well known in Boston as a writer and a poet. Winslow also served as the secretary of the Anti-Imperialistic League.

Erving Winslow married Catherine Mary Reignolds in 1861. They had one son. Winslow died in 1922.