Career Abba Goold Woolson
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in 1856, married principal of high school, moses woolson, held position in portland 13 years. in 1862, elected principal of woodward high school, of cincinnati, ohio, , there woolsons resided until 1865. when, @ close of american civil war, mr. woolson invited take charge of high school of native city, concord, new hampshire, returned new england. call mastership in high school of boston, drew them city in 1868, , there lived 6 years, returning concord in 1873, residence in city, time of 13 years. october 1887, lived in boston again.
for brief periods, woolson taught favorite subjects, acting months, while in cincinnati, professor of belles lettres @ mount auburn young ladies institute; in haverhill, massachusetts, lady principal of high school; , assistant in concord high school, where, husband, taught while higher mathematics , latin. time largely given connected courses of lectures before literary societies on english literature in connection english history , on historical plays of shakespeare, , matters of spanish history, scenery, , life. in 1871, interviewed brigham young in utah boston journal. contributed essay boston journal, present aspect of byron case, , afterwards began publish work in volumes. in 1874, edited dress-reform , series of lectures women physicians of boston on dress affects health of women . woolson published several other volumes, including: women in american society (1873); browsing among books (1881); , george eliot , heroines (1887). woolson remembered poet. when portland celebrated centennial in 1886, woolson unanimously chosen fill position of poet, reading long ode on occasion. in concord, delivered poems @ opening of board of trade building, of chapel of second congregational society, , of fowler literary building.
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