"Spots and Stripes", by Laura E. Richards
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From Tirra Lirra Rhymes Old and New, by Laura E. Richards
Laura Elizabeth Richards was born February 27, 1850, Boston, Massachusetts. Her father was a social reformer who later gained fame as an abolitionist and was the founder of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts school for the blind. Her mother was the poet Julia Ward Howe who is best known as the author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic".
med_cat at "Spots and Stripes", by Laura RichardsFrom Tirra Lirra Rhymes Old and New, by Laura E. Richards
Laura Elizabeth Richards was born February 27, 1850, Boston, Massachusetts. Her father was a social reformer who later gained fame as an abolitionist and was the founder of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts school for the blind. Her mother was the poet Julia Ward Howe who is best known as the author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic".