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54-522: Mrs. Sigourney was born in Norwich, Connecticut , to Ezekiel Huntley and Zerviah Wentworth. Their only child, she was named after her father's first wife, Lydia Howard, who had died soon after marrying Ezekiel. In her autobiography Letters of Life , Sigourney describes her relation to her parents, her decision to care for them, and her intent to avoid marriage because it would interfere with this relationship. I had ... reason for avoiding serious advances. My mind

108-537: A Connecticut Technical High School System School, also serves the area. This school is a public option to those within the Norwich area, and many other towns surrounding Norwich. To those within the Norwich area, transportation is provided by Norwich Public Schools via the same buses that serve Norwich Free Academy in the morning, and in the afternoon students are transported to Norwich Free Academy to use their buses to return home. Three Rivers Community College also serves

162-546: A Baby, with a pair of Coral Bracelets . (1836). A contemporary critic called her work, infused with morals, "more like the dew than the lightning". She enjoyed substantial popularity in her lifetime and earned several nicknames, including "the American Hemans ", the "Sweet Singer of Hartford", and the "female Milton ". Her influences included the work of Hannah More , William Wordsworth , and William Cowper . An advocate of gendered spheres of society , Sigourney followed

216-484: A City Manager who acts as chief executive officer of the city government, the city Planning Commission, and Zoning Board of Appeals. Elementary and middle school residents are zoned to Norwich Public Schools . The middle schools of Norwich are Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Middle School and Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School. Norwich is also home to the Integrated Day Charter School, an alternative to

270-637: A better place, especially for children. There is also a strong flavour of patriotism with many poems linking to the formation of the Republic, and also a large number of poems based on a wide variety of historical subjects. She was particularly strong in her condemnation of slavery and the mistreatment of the indigenous Americans. Another aspect of her work is humour , frequently expressed in poems such as [REDACTED] The Comet of 1825 . (1827) and [REDACTED] Flora's Party . (1834); this extends to her children's verse, for example, [REDACTED] Baby's note to

324-495: A case for the value of silence at times, and argued that part of a woman's role is to be a good listener. In both of these books, Sigourney advocates traditional 19th century gendered spheres of society, but she also suggests that women can influence society through their teaching, conversation, and letter writing. Like Madeleine de Scudéry , Sigourney stresses the importance of being agreeable in conversation . According to Nineteenth Century Criticism , "recently... there has been

378-493: A charm" (85). She wrote to inspire others, and Huntingdon felt that she had been successful. She contributed more than two thousand articles to many (nearly 300) periodicals ( 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica ) and some 67 books. In 1844, Sigourney, Iowa , the county seat of Keokuk County, Iowa , was named in her honor. A large oil-paint portrait of Lydia still graces the foyer of the county courthouse. Her poem [REDACTED] "Sailor's Hymn At Parting" ., from her book Poems for

432-469: A decade. However, much has been done to improve the appearance of the remaining park. Spaulding Pond, the main body of water in Mohegan Park, is held back by an earthworks dam, across which is a path bordered by pergolas and flowering plants. On March 6, 1963, long-term saturation of the over-100-year-old earthen content, along with unchecked shrub and tree growth, severely weakened the structural content of

486-492: A female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. Thirty-two percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

540-486: A household in the city was $ 51,300. Fifteen percent of the population were below the poverty line . The Slater Memorial Museum, located on the campus of the Norwich Free Academy , is named for John Fox Slater (1815−1884), corporator of The Norwich Free Academy for twenty years. The museum has grown to include the "Art of Five Continents"—North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Of particular interest are

594-533: A notable poem entitled " Garafilia Mohalbi ". American painter and miniaturist Ann Hall also featured the same subject in a miniature portrait which later became a popular engraving by E. Gallaudet an engraver from Boston. A mazurka was written by Carl Gartner entitled "Garafilia" and a ship also bore the same name. Garafilia Mohalbi had been captured at the age of seven by the Turks during the Greek War of Independence. She

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648-461: A renewed interest in Sigourney, particularly among feminist literary scholars. Critics such as Annie Finch , Nina Baym , and Dorothy Z. Baker have studied Sigourney's successful attempt to establish herself as a distinctly American and distinctly female poet." Nina Baym writes about Sigourney's construction of her own identity that through canny participation, it continued throughout her lifetime. She

702-540: A school for young ladies in Norwich in 1811 The school was forced to close when Hyde became ill and was no longer able to teach. After the close of the Norwich school, she conducted a similar school in Hartford in the home of Daniel Wadsworth from 1814 until 1819. Frances Manwaring Caulkins entered the Norwich school in September 1811, and remained a very warm friend and frequent correspondent with Sigourney thereafter. When she

756-415: A small consideration of Mrs. Sigourney's life shortly after her death. He thought that her success came "because with [her] gifts and [her] success, she had with singular kindliness of heart made her very life-work itself a constant source of blessing and joy to others. Her very goodness had made her great. Her genial goodwill had given her power. Her loving friendliness had made herself and her name everywhere

810-575: A wharf was established at Yantic Cove. Settlement was primarily in the three-mile (4.8 km) area around the Norwichtown Green. The 69 founding families soon divided up the land in the Norwichtown vicinity for farms and businesses. Until 1786, the town of Norwich encompassed what became known as the "Nine Mile Square". Eight Religious Societies were created over the course of the 18th century and in 1786 these were mostly split into new towns, while

864-665: Is New London Union Station in New London, CT . The nearest options for air travel are Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT , and Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport in Providence, RI . Both of which are located 55–65 minutes away by vehicle. Up until the mid 2000s, there was a closer airport with commercial air service, Groton-New London Airport . In recent years, there have been discussions and proposals involving restoring passenger rail service to Norwich along

918-503: Is Norwich's largest park. The park's property contains numerous hiking and biking trails, picnic tables, grills, pavilions for rent, a beach, basketball courts, a Mohegan monument, fountain and playgrounds. The Rose Garden at the entrance on Judd Road contains over a hundred varieties of roses and is a popular site for weddings. Many of the hiking trails are used by the Norwich Free Academy cross country team for practices, and in 2006

972-606: Is a city in New London County, Connecticut , United States. The Yantic , Shetucket , and Quinebaug Rivers flow into the city and form its harbor, from which the Thames River flows south to Long Island Sound . The city is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region . The population was 40,125 at the 2020 United States Census . The town of Norwich was founded in 1659, on the site of what

1026-535: Is also served by the Northeastern Connecticut Transit District with service to and from Putnam, CT . Historically, the city held a railroad stop at its downtown station, which is now in use as an office for The Norwich Bulletin . In the past, the city was served by the Norwich and Worcester Railroad , which today is still operated as a freight railroad, the Providence and Worcester Railroad . The nearest passenger rail station to Norwich

1080-486: Is now the neighborhood of Norwichtown , by settlers from Saybrook Colony led by Major John Mason , James Fitch , and Lieutenant Francis Griswold. They purchased the land "nine miles square" that became Norwich from Mohegan Sachem Uncas . One of the co-founders of Norwich was Thomas Leffingwell, who rescued Uncas when surrounded by his Narragansett tribesmen, and whose son established the Leffingwell Inn. In 1668,

1134-1346: The New England Central Railroad , providing service from New London, CT , through Norwich up to Brattleboro, VT . The most recent and ongoing proposal is the Central Corridor Rail Line . Poems Sigourney 1834 Look for Poems Sigourney 1834 on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Poems Sigourney 1834 in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

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1188-495: The Norwich and Worcester Railroad in 1832–1837, bringing goods and people in and out of Norwich. By the 1870s, the Springfield and New London Railroad was also running trains through Norwich. In 1892, the city's first electric trolleys started service to the area and to some cities, including New London , Willimantic , Putnam , and Westerly, Rhode Island . The town and city of Norwich were consolidated in 1952. According to

1242-605: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 29.5 square miles (76.4 km ), of which 28.3 sq mi (73.4 km ) is land and 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km ) (3.87%) is water. Several Norwich neighborhoods maintain independent identities and are recognized by official signs marking their boundaries. Neighborhoods of Norwich are Norwichtown , Bean Hill , Yantic , Taftville , Greeneville , Occum, East Great Plains, Thamesville, Laurel Hill and Chelsea (the original "downcity" area.) As of

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1350-417: The census of 2000, there were 36,117 people, 15,091 households, and 9,069 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,274.7 inhabitants per square mile (492.2/km ). There were 16,600 housing units at an average density of 585.9 per square mile (226.2/km ). Twenty-nine percent of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 15.0% had

1404-663: The Long Society was merged into Preston, Connecticut . By 1694, the public landing built at the head of the Thames River allowed ships to unload goods at the harbor; the harbor area is known as the Chelsea neighborhood. The distance from the port to Norwichtown was served by the East and West Roads, which became Broadway and Washington Street. The original center of the town was a neighborhood now called Norwichtown, an inland location chosen to be

1458-614: The Rose City Warriors are Norwich's Senior Women's Ice Hockey Team and a number of local high school ice hockey teams call the Rink home as well. The city elects a Mayor, who presides over the City Council, which includes six other members, all elected at large. The Mayor serves a maximum of two four-year terms; the council members serve two-year terms. The council appoints the Town and City Clerk,

1512-506: The Sea (1850) is repeatedly quoted in the 2019 film The Lighthouse. Sigourney's commitment to education, writing, and charity was testimony to women's possibilities for self-betterment and, no doubt, a role model for women. When Sigourney gave up her anonymity for good, she became the most widely known "authoress" and "poetess" in America. As a result, during the lyceum movement that flourished in

1566-550: The United States in the 19th century, women named literary societies and study clubs in her honor, including the following examples: There doubtless were many other such societies that were founded during the lyceum movement and named in honor of Lydia Huntley Sigourney. In 1837, Henry Russell used Ms. Sigourney's poem for his song Washingtons Tomb. Norwich, Connecticut Norwich ( / ˈ n ɔːr w ɪ tʃ / NOR -wich ) (also called " The Rose of New England ")

1620-786: The Vanderpoel Collection of Asian Art, the Paul Zimmerman Collection of African and Oceanic Art, and a collection of 19th-century American paintings. Another wing of the museum displays souvenirs from the Slater family's circumnavigation of the globe. The AA Eastern League Connecticut Defenders , previously the Norwich Navigators, were a farm team of the San Francisco Giants and they played at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium from both's inception in 1995 until

1674-550: The air to-day: Tender and sweet, a music all her own May fitly linger where she knelt to pray. The main themes of Sigourney's writing include death , responsibility , religion — a strong belief in God and the Christian faith — and work . She often wrote elegies or poems for recently deceased neighbors, friends, and acquaintances. Some of her work exemplifies Victorian-era death literature which views death as an escape to

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1728-406: The area of public schools. Despite Norwich Public Schools serving the district, since 2007 NPS has not operated a high school after Norwich High School was closed and repurposed. The Norwich Free Academy is the primary high school for students living in Norwich and several surrounding towns, including Bozrah, Canterbury, Franklin, Lisbon, Preston, Sprague, and Voluntown. The Norwich Free Academy

1782-414: The center of a primarily agricultural community. By the late 18th century, shipping at the harbor became far more important than farming, especially when industrial mills began manufacturing on the three tributary rivers. By the early 19th century, the center of Norwich had effectively moved to the Chelsea neighborhood. The official buildings of the city, such as the city hall, courts, and post office, and all

1836-563: The dam and caused the waters of Spaulding Pond to burst forth into the city, causing the Great Flood of Norwich, elegantly chronicled in the 2013 book A Swift and Deadly Maelstrom; The Great Norwich Flood of 1963 . The break and subsequent flood flow pulverized houses with its large ice content, over-ran streets and cars while destroying the eastern half of the Turner-Stanton Mill, situated in the flood's direct path on Centennial Square. It

1890-729: The example of Hannah More in creating a gendered rhetorical theory. Sigourney wrote two conduct books . Her first, Letters to Young Ladies , was published in 1833 and was printed more than twenty-five times. This book argued that women should practice reading aloud , and also offered advice in letter writing and memorization. Sigourney promotes the importance of being agreeable throughout the book, and suggests ways to take notes , along with advice on how to paraphrase what one has read. Sigourney recommends that girls should form reading societies , and says that women should use their virtue to promote its appearance in others. In 1835, Lydia Sigourney published Zinzendorff, and Other Poems which featured

1944-456: The first recorded use of the word "Hello" to The Norwich Courier on October 18, 1826. Regular steamship service between New York and Boston helped Norwich to prosper as a shipping center through the early part of the 19th century. During the Civil War, Norwich once again rallied and saw the growth of its textile, armaments, and specialty item manufacturing. This was also spurred by the building of

1998-405: The fluctuating kindness of hirelings and strangers. To me, my father already seemed aged, though scarcely sixty; and I said, in my musing hours, Shall he, who never denied me aught, or spoke to me otherwise than in love-tones, stretch forth his hands in their weakness, "and find none to gird him"? (241). She was educated in Norwich and Hartford . With her friend Nancy Maria Hyde, Sigourney opened

2052-460: The hope of 'being an instrument of good'. Her influence was tremendous. She inspired many young women to attempt to become poets. According to Teed: As a dedicated, successful writer, Lydia Sigourney violated essential elements of the very gender roles she celebrated. In the process, she offered young, aspiring women writers around the country an example of the possibilities of achieving both fame and economic reward (19). Rev. E. B. Huntington wrote

2106-452: The large 19th-century urban blocks, were located in the harbor area. The former center is now called Norwichtown to distinguish it from the current city. Norwich merchants were shipping goods directly from England, but the Stamp Act of 1764 forced Norwich to become more self-sufficient. Large mills and factories sprang up at the falls on the rivers which traverse the town, the largest of which

2160-405: The local youth, thus its sobriquet, was re-designed as part of Norwich's long-term flood plan in 1968 and currently still serves as a surge overflow volume for the upgraded Spaulding Pond Dam, although it is no longer open for public use. The Norwich Municipal Ice Rink has a 200' × 85' National Hockey League regulation ice surface, four large locker rooms and other amenities. Established in 1995,

2214-513: The publishing and performing the initial editing himself. Sigourney described Wadsworth as her "kind patron " and says that he "took upon himself the whole responsibility of contracting publishers, gathering subscriptions, and even correcting the proof sheets". She goes on to say that "He delighted in drawing a solitary mind from obscurity into a freer atmosphere and brighter sunbeam". On June 16, 1819, she married Charles Sigourney, and after her marriage chose to write anonymously in "leisure" time. It

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2268-575: The region. Top employers in Norwich according to the town's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Local public transportation in Norwich is provided by Southeast Area Transit (SEAT). The main bus hub, the Norwich Transportation Center , is located on Holly Hock Island next to the downtown area. This station is also served by the Windham Region Transit District with service to and from Willimantic, CT . Norwich

2322-664: The team announced its move to Richmond, Virginia for the 2010 season, where they are now known as the Richmond Flying Squirrels . However, starting in 2010, Dodd Stadium became the home to the Connecticut Tigers (formerly the Oneonta Tigers , now named Norwich Sea Unicorns ) in the Class-A short-season New York–Penn League . The ESPN mini-series The Bronx Is Burning was filmed at Dodd Stadium. This forested area

2376-545: The team volunteered to improve the condition of trails. 5K "fun runs" are held in the park on Thursdays during the summer. As of 2009, the running course has been redesigned to incorporate much of the trails. The Park Center contains Spaulding Pond, the square, fountain, and Mohegan monument, both playgrounds and a dog pound run by the Norwich Police Department. The Park Center has declined somewhat. The zoo, reptile house, and concession stand have been closed for over

2430-415: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. In 2012, the population had risen to 40,502 and the racial makeup of the city was 70% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American, 8% Asian, and 1% Native American. A significant influx of Chinese Americans has settled in Norwich since 2010. The 2012 median income for

2484-562: Was incorporated in 1855 by an act of the Connecticut Legislature, and operates as a privately endowed independent school governed by its Board of Trustees and funded by private, municipal, and state sources. In 2006, Sidney Frank donated $ 12 million to the Norwich Free Academy which resulted in the campus's newest building being named after him: the Sidney E. Frank Center for Visual and Performing Arts. Norwich Technical High School ,

2538-755: Was kidnapped and sold as a slave to an American Merchant Joseph Langdon. He freed her and adopted her as his daughter. Garafilia was sent to go live with his family in Boston. Three years later Mohalbi died in 1830 at the age of 13 and became the subject of an artistic movement. Sigourney's second conduct book, Letters to My Pupils , was published in 1837. In this book, Sigourney focuses on pronunciation and conversation, and claims that women should train in enunciation even if they are not going to be speaking publicly. According to Sigourney, women's conversation should adhere to three rules: It should give pleasure; it should be instructive and it should be comforting. Sigourney also made

2592-459: Was made up never to leave my parents. I felt that their absorbing love could never be repaid by the longest life-service, and that the responsibility of an only child, their sole prop and solace, would be strictly regarded by Him who readeth the heart. I had seen aged people surrounded by indifferent persons, who considered their care a burden, and could not endure the thought that my tender parents, who were without near relatives, should be thrown upon

2646-471: Was not until her parents were in dire need and her husband had lost some of his former affluence that she began to write as an occupation. When she was referred to as the probable author of the anonymous Letters to Young Ladies, By a Lady she admitted authorship and began to write openly as Mrs. Sigourney. After her death, John Greenleaf Whittier composed a poem for her memorial tablet: She sang alone, ere womanhood had known The gift of song which fills

2700-583: Was one of the most popular writers of her day, both in the United States and in England , and was called 'the American Hemans .' Her writings were characterized by fluency, grace and quiet reflection on nature, domestic and religious life, and philanthropic questions; but they were also often sentimental, didactic and commonplace. Some of her blank verse and pictures of nature suggest Bryant . Among her most successful poems are 'Niagara' and 'Indian Names'. The latter

2754-615: Was quite young, one of her neighbors, the Widow Lathrop, was friendly with her and encouraged her to develop. After her friend Madam Lathrop died, Lydia was sent to visit Mrs. Jeremiah Wadsworth, an acquaintance of the Widow Lathrop in [Hartford, Connecticut]. This visit put her in contact with Daniel Wadsworth . Daniel helped her set up a school for girls, arranging for daughters of his friends to attend. In 1815, he also helped her publish her first work, Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse , arranging

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2808-541: Was set to music by Natalie Merchant for the 2010 album, Leave Your Sleep . Throughout her life, she took an active interest in philanthropic and educational work ( 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica ). Some of her most popular work deals with Native American issues and injustices. An early advocate for social reform in slavery and in internal migration, Sigourney felt obligated to use her position to help oppressed members of society. In her posthumously published autobiography, "Letters of Life", Sigourney stated that she wrote with

2862-653: Was the Ponemah Mill in the Taftville neighborhood. The ship captains of Norwich and New London were skillful at avoiding Imperial taxation during peacetime and were later just as successful eluding warships during the American Revolution . Norwich supported the cause for independence by supplying soldiers, ships, and munitions, and it was also a center of activity for the Sons of Liberty . The Oxford English Dictionary attests

2916-427: Was there that the building collapsed, claiming the lives of six of the seven total who would die that night while causing over six million dollars in damage. Mohegan Park also contains another, smaller pond, called The Skating Pond which is southeast of the main pond. This pond, which had always been designed as an overflow spillway for Spaulding Pond and, when frozen in the winter provided a wonderful ice skating area for

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