Background
Winslow was born in Portland, Maine into a Quaker family.
Winslow was born in Portland, Maine into a Quaker family.
She was educated in Portland and at a boarding school in Providence, Rhode Island.
She was, at least in her early years, interested in transcendentalism and animal magnetism. And arguably more practically engaged with contemporary anti-slave and women"s rights movements. She wrote poetry from an early age, and for many years.
But apparently for her own satisfaction and without a view to publication.
He soon became ill, relinquishing his job and placing the burden of support on Harriet, who was assisted by her relatively wealthy family. Charles died in 1856.
The couple divided their time between Melrose, Massachusetts and Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Sewall died in December 1888 at age 89.
She died in the following April, being struck by a train whilst crossing the Boston and Albany Railroad.
A collection of her poems was published in November 1889.
They were both early members of the New England Women"s Club, a Women"s suffrage organisation.