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Florence Howe Hall
1845–1922
A lively American writer and lecturer from a remarkable reform-minded family, she wrote about social customs and public life while also speaking up for women's suffrage. She is also remembered as one of the three sisters who shared the first Pulitzer Prize for a biography.
4 Audiobooks
Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910
by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Maud Howe Elliott, Florence Howe Hall
The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic
by Florence Howe Hall
Good Form for All Occasions A Manual of Manners, Dress and Entertainment for Both Men and Women
by Florence Howe Hall
Memories grave and gay
by Florence Howe Hall
About the author
Born in Boston on August 25, 1845, Florence Marion Howe Hall was the daughter of Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward Howe, the writer of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." She grew up in a household deeply connected to reform, literature, and public debate, and later became an author, critic, and lecturer in her own right.
Hall wrote on a wide range of subjects, including manners, society, and women's public roles. She was active in the cause of women's suffrage, using both lectures and writing to support greater political rights for women. Her work often brought together practical observation, social commentary, and a strong sense that women should take a fuller place in civic life.
She is especially notable for collaborating with her sisters Laura Elizabeth Richards and Maud Howe Elliott on Julia Ward Howe, the biography of their mother that won the first Pulitzer Prize for biography. Hall died on April 10, 1922, in High Bridge, New Jersey, leaving behind a body of work tied to both American literary culture and the long campaign for women's rights.