The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Lowell, Maria White

LOWELL, Maria White, American poet: b. Watertown, Mass., 8 July 1821; d. Cambridge, Mass., 27 Oct. 1853. She was the first wife of James Russell Lowell, whom she married in 1844. The best known of her poems are &lsquo;The Alpine Shepherd&rsquo; and &lsquo;The Morning Glory,&rsquo; which appeared in the collection printed privately at Cambridge in 1855. The death of Mrs. Lowell, occurring the same night that a child was born to Mr. Longfellow, called forth the latter's poem beginning:

Mrs. Lowell is known for her influence on her husband in the cause of abolition and for her own writings against slavery.