Born: 27 June 1824, United States
Died: 19 November 1904
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Ednah Dow Littlehale
The following is republished with permission from the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail.
Ednah Dow Cheney (1824-1904), an activist and optimist throughout her life, lived here in a home no longer standing. She was greatly influenced by Margaret Fuller’s conversations and worked tirelessly for women’s rights, especially suffrage and the abolition of slavery.
She helped found the New England Women’s Club and was President of the New England Hospital for Women and Children, as well as the author of several memoirs and children’s books.