Nicholson, Asenath ___ 1796c-1855 ___ American ___ teacher, reformer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
The exact date of Nicholson's birth is not known, but she was named after the wife given to Joseph by Pharaoh. She worked as a teacher, and married Norman Nicholson. She seems to have been a keen reformer, working for abolition, espousing vegetarianism, and, in the 1840s, going to Ireland to help during the famine. She set up a soup kitchen in Dublin and also rented an office for fundraising activities. She spent over four years in the country, preaching the bible and sharing the hardships of the peasants in their homes. Her 'Annals of the Famine' has become something of a classic. In 1998, the book was republished in an edition edited by Maureen Murphy of Hofstra University in New York.
A biography link
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1847-1849 ___ social health village Ireland

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Annals of the Famine in Ireland, in 1847, 1848, and 1849
 

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