Lola · @Thatwritinglife
12 followers · 36 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgUh—We don’t talk enough about #NathanielHawthorne joining a hippie, (aka #transcendentalist ) colony and literally shoveling shit to save money so that he could marry his beloved Sophia Peabody.
#litnerd #englishmajor #americanromantics #americanliterature #literature #TIL
#nathanielhawthorne #transcendentalist #litnerd #englishmajor #americanromantics #americanliterature #literature #til
Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
356 followers · 212 posts · Server mindly.social
#November 29, 1799
#OTD Amos Bronson Alcott, American #Teacher, #Writer, & #Transcendentalist born.
He was also an #Abolitionist, #Feminist & #Plant-based #Diet guy.
"Who loves a #Garden still his #Eden keeps, #Perennial pleasures, #Plants, & wholesome #Harvest reaps.
In 1830, Amos married pretty Abigail May. They had 4 daughters; the 2nd-oldest was Louisa May, who shared her dad's bday - born on this day in 1832.
Who knew?!
#Poetry #Poem #Gardening #Garden #Gardener #GardenersofMastodon
#November #otd #teacher #writer #transcendentalist #abolitionist #feminist #plant #diet #garden #EDEN #perennial #plants #harvest #poetry #poem #gardening #gardener #gardenersofmastodon