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Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 – May 9, 1911), who went by the name Wentworth,: 52 was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, politician, and soldier.
13 de mar. de 2024 · Thomas Wentworth Higginson (born December 22, 1823, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.—died May 9, 1911, Cambridge) was an American reformer who was dedicated to the abolition movement before the American Civil War.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1823, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, became best known as a radical abolitionist and advocate for women's suffrage, as well as a Unitarian minister, poet, author, and Civil War officer.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, co-editor of the first two collections of Emily Dickinson’s poems, was a man of astonishingly varied talents and accomplishments. A lifelong radical, he was an outspoken abolitionist, advocate of women’s rights, and founder of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society.
Higginson studied theology at Harvard Divinity School but left after a year to oppose the impending war with Mexico. Believing the Mexican-American War was an excuse to expand slavery, Higginson responded to the crisis by writing abolitionist poetry and collecting signatures for anti-war petitions.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson was a 19th-century American activist, poet, author, politician, abolitionist, and soldier. He fought in the American Civil War, championed fugitive slaves, and played a vital role in the development and publication of Emily Dickinson’s poetry.
Higginson was an agitator for social and political equality in an era when American politics were igniting under the tension between deteriorating North-South relations. He often spoke in favor of women's rights.
