Born: June 27, 1824, Bos­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts.

Died: November 19, 1904.

Buried: East Cem­e­te­ry, Man­ches­ter, Con­nec­ti­cut.

A suf­fra­gist, ci­vil rights ac­ti­vist, and ed­it­or, Ed­na mar­ried ar­tist Seth Wells Che­ney in 1853. Her works in­clude:

• Patience: A Ser­ies of Games with Cards, 1869
• Louisa May Al­cott: Her Life, Let­ters, and Jour­nals (1832-1888)
• Reminiscences of Ed­nah Dow Che­ney (Bos­ton: Lee and Shep­ard, 1902)

Lyrics

1. At First I Prayed for Light