Editing Julia Ward Howe (section)

{{Short description|American abolitionist, social activist, and poet (1819–1910)}}
{{Use American English|date = November 2019}}
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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name             = Julia Ward Howe
| image            = JuliaWardHowe 2 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Howe in 1895
| birth_name       = Julia Ward
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1819|05|27}}
| birth_place      = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1910|10|17|1819|05|27}}
| death_place      = [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island]], U.S.
| signature        = Julia Ward Howe signature.png
| spouse           = {{marriage|[[Samuel Gridley Howe]]|April 23, 1843|January 9, 1876|end=d.}}
| parents          = [[Samuel Ward (banker)|Samuel Ward III]]<br>Julia Rush Cutler
| children         = {{hlist|[[Julia R. Anagnos|Julia]]|[[Florence Howe Hall|Florence]]|[[Henry Marion Howe|Henry]]|[[Laura E. Richards|Laura]]|[[Maud Howe Elliott|Maud]]|Samuel Jr.}}
| relatives        = [[Samuel Cutler Ward]] (brother)
}}

'''Julia Ward Howe''' ({{IPAc-en|h|aʊ}} {{respell|HOW}};<ref>[http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/julia-ward-howe "Julia Ward Howe"]. ''Oxford Learner's Dictionaries''.</ref> May 27, 1819&nbsp;– October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the "[[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]" as new lyrics to an existing song, and the original 1870 pacifist [[Mothers' Day Proclamation]]. She was also an advocate for [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionism]] and a social activist, particularly for [[women's suffrage]].