Publisher's Synopsis
The Story of My Life or The Sunshine and Shadow of Seventy Years is an autobiographical book written by Mary A. Livermore. The book is a detailed account of the author's life, spanning over seventy years. It covers her childhood, her education, her work as a teacher, her involvement in the women's suffrage movement, and her career as a writer and public speaker.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a specific period in the author's life. In the early chapters, Livermore describes her childhood in Boston and her early education. She then goes on to discuss her work as a teacher and her involvement in the women's suffrage movement.Throughout the book, Livermore provides insights into the challenges she faced as a woman in a male-dominated society. She discusses the discrimination she faced in her career and the obstacles she had to overcome to achieve success.The latter part of the book focuses on Livermore's career as a writer and public speaker. She discusses the many lectures she gave on various topics, including women's rights, education, and temperance. She also talks about her work as an editor and her involvement in various social and political causes.Overall, The Story of My Life or The Sunshine and Shadow of Seventy Years is a fascinating account of one woman's journey through life. It provides valuable insights into the struggles and triumphs of women in the 19th century and serves as an inspiration for readers today.1898. Livermore, teacher, author, wife, mother, army nurse, soldier's friend, lecturer and reformer. A narrative of her early life and struggles for education, three years' experiences on a southern plantation among white masters and black slaves, her courtship, marriage, domestic life, etc. with hitherto unrecorded incidents and recollections of three years experience as an Army nurse in the Great Civil War and reminiscences of twenty-five years experiences on the lecture platform, including thrilling, pathetic, and humorous incidents of platform life to which is added six of her most popular lectures. Superbly illustrated with portraits and one hundred and twenty engravings from designs by eminent artists, made expressly for this work.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
