Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)

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Richard Watson Gilder to Jane Addams, March 22, 1903

Tribute to Jenny Dow Harvey, [May], 1904

Editors Note for Man, the Social Creator, August 1905

Editors' Note to "Man, the Social Creator," August 1905

Mount Holyoke Commencement Speech, June 19, 1907

Address on the Second National Peace Congress, March 12, 1909 (excerpt)

Autobiographical Notes upon Twenty Years at Hull-House: The Snare of Preparation, May 1910

Annie B. Ford to Jane Addams, December 1, 1910

The Unexpected Reactions of a Traveler in Egypt, February 1914

The Unexpected Reactions of a Traveler in Egypt, February 1914 (draft)

Old Glory: The Flag of Hope for World Peace, 1915

Annie B. Ford to Jane Addams, January 19, 1915

Patriotism and Pacifists, Spring 1917

Statement for Woman's Union Annual Luncheon, 1917

Nelly Hall Root to Jane Addams, March 1917

Patriotism and Pacifists in War Time, May 15, 1917

Clarence Miller Jones to Jane Addams, June 11, 1917

Zona Gale to Jane Addams, June 16, 1917

Jane Addams to Zona Gale, June 18, 1917

League of Peace and Freedom: Report and Financial Statement, January 1920

The Conservative, December 9, 1841 (excerpt)

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Birth Date

1803-05-25

Death Date

1882-04-27

Birthplace

Boston, Massachusetts

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Ralph Waldo Emerson led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He made many critiques on society through dozens of essays and over 1,500 lectures. He wrote on topics such as individuality, freedom, and the relationship between the soul and the world. Due to his health, Emerson moved to St. Augustine, Florida, in 1826, where he started writing poetry. He worked as a pastor for Boston's Second Church for a while, but then resigned, as he disagreed with the church's methods. During the Civil War, Emerson was strongly against slavery.

Emerson married Ellen Louisa Tucker in 1829, who later died in 1831. He then married Lydia Jackson in 1835. They had four children together. Emerson died in 1882 of pneumonia.