Mary Abigail Dodge

Mary Abigail Dodge (born March 31, 1833, Hamilton, Mass., U.S.—died Aug. 17, 1896, Hamilton) was an American essayist and editor whose writings included works both of homely wit and in ardent support of women’s independence from men. In 1850 Dodge graduated from the Ipswich (Massachusetts) Female Seminary, and she remained there as a teacher until 1854. She taught elsewhere until 1858, when she moved to Washington, D.C., to become governess to the children of Gamaliel...