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Hannah Mather Crocker : ウィキペディア英語版 | Hannah Mather Crocker Hannah Crocker (June 27, 1752, in the North end of Boston – July 11, 1829, in Roxbury, Mass) was an American essayist and one of the first advocates of women's rights in America, as well as a pioneer for women involved in Freemasonry and a spy in the American Revolution. She was born into the illustrious Mather family of Boston, and heir to its long history of Puritan activism. Her most important contribution was the 1818 book ''Observations on the Real Rights of Women'' in which she argued that education was crucial to the advancement of women. This included a courageous defense of Mary Wollstonecraft, who, in Boston society, was viewed as a libertine. Crocker's work was the first book by an American author on the rights of women.〔 ==Life== Hannah Mather born on June 27, 1752 in the North End of Boston. She was the daughter of Samuel Mather, a Congregationalist minister, and Hannah Hutchinson. As a result of her fathers profession she was brought up in a religious environment and had a strong religious belief throughout her life. Additionally, her father was an educated man who believed in the importance of educating women, which lead to her passion for women's rights. She was extensively taught in language, history, theology, and literature, and read often. In ''Reminiscences and Traditions of Boston,'' she recounts spying for American forces on the eve of the American Revolution as a teenager. She married Joseph Crocker in 1779. Joseph Crocker was a Harvard Graduate and a captain in the Revolutionary War. With Crocker she had 10 children between 1780 and 1795. During her marriage she became involved in Freemasonry, and worked to advance women's place in society by founding a lodge for the betterment of women on masonic values. She also spent a lot of time writing, and became a well-known essayist and poet. In 1812 she founded the School of Industry to help disadvantaged girls learn vocational skills and eventually become economically independent. She died on July 11, 1829.
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