Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 159 Haviland, Laura S. (Laura Smith) 1808 1898 Haviland, Laura Smith A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Haviland Produced by Skip Doughty, Tom Allen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Haviland" by Haviland is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and efforts of Laura S. Haviland, a prominent abolitionist and educator, as she recounts her experiences and the profound struggles she faced in advocating for the rights of the oppressed, particularly in relation to slavery and education for freedmen and women. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to Haviland's motivations for documenting her life and the injustices she witnessed, including her early impressions of slavery and her deep religious convictions. She reflects on her upbringing in a Quaker family, instilling in her a strong moral compass that guided her to confront societal ills. Haviland shares her childhood inquiries about faith and morality, laying the groundwork for her future activism as she navigates personal losses and the broader issues surrounding slavery. This beginning sets the tone for a life dedicated to social reform and personal faith, promising a rich tapestry of emotional and historical insights into her journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Underground Railroad Freed persons Haviland, Laura S. (Laura Smith), 1808-1898 E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Religion/Spirituality 1049739 2025-07-03T10:46:21.463687 text/html 1049560 2025-01-10T23:14:56.630435 text/html 497284 2025-07-03T10:46:33.496606 application/epub+zip 513730 2025-07-03T10:46:25.342645 application/epub+zip 474998 2025-07-03T10:46:23.968628 application/epub+zip 951772 2025-07-03T10:46:40.142552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 902449 2025-07-03T10:46:32.513580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 658079 2022-09-04T05:24:51.316891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 993117 2025-07-03T10:46:20.791604 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 992718 2012-08-19T19:28:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17992 2025-07-03T10:46:40.266533 application/rdf+xml 26115 2025-07-03T10:46:24.469587 image/jpeg 4760 2025-07-03T10:46:24.218591 image/jpeg 377915 2012-08-19T19:34:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 493681 2025-07-03T10:46:21.543754 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia