Comments on: Helen Hunt Jackson https://njdnp.libraries.rutgers.edu/2021/04/20/helen-hunt-jackson/ A collaboration of Rutgers University Libraries, the New Jersey State Archives and the New Jersey State Library Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Caryn Radick https://njdnp.libraries.rutgers.edu/2021/04/20/helen-hunt-jackson/#comment-130 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:11:02 +0000 https://njdnp.libraries.rutgers.edu/?p=3940#comment-130 In reply to gagnew.

That’s such an interesting connection! Thanks for sharing that!

]]> By: gagnew https://njdnp.libraries.rutgers.edu/2021/04/20/helen-hunt-jackson/#comment-129 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:19:36 +0000 https://njdnp.libraries.rutgers.edu/?p=3940#comment-129 I read a fascinating book about the scourge of tuberculosis in the 19th and 20th centuries based on the diaries and correspondence of sufferers, Living in the Shadow of Death by Sheila Rothman. The book focused extensively on the correspondence of a woman in Amherst who did a lot of research into her own condition and worked with many doctors to try to cure herself and prolong her life. She had a massive tuberculosis infection and could never cure herself but she managed to arrest the disease for some time through her research and treatments. She had a headstrong daughter named Helen that she was concerned was not dedicated enough to her Protestant faith and she was determined to live long enough to raise her properly. You could tell she was an extremely intelligent woman and an excellent writer who would have been a successful author in her own time if her health and circumstances had permitted. She was, of course, the mother of Helen Hunt Jackson.

]]>