Lidian Jackson Emerson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lidian Jackson Emerson

American writer and academic

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1802

Place of Birth: Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1892

Profession: writer, academic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Lidian Jackson Emerson (September 20, 1802 – November 13, 1892) was the second wife of American essayist, lecturer, poet and leader of the nineteenth century Transcendentalism movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mother of his four children.
An intellectual, she was involved in many social issues of her day, advocating for the abolition of slavery, the rights of women and of Native Americans and the welfare of animals, and campaigned for her famous husband to take a public stand on the causes in which she believed.