Composer
Henry Papale has created a one-woman
show, based the letters of Julia
Ward Howe. Using a compositional
technique that is an amalgam
of 20th century styles, including
tonal, non-tonal, bi-tonal,
and quartal harmonies Henry
Papale has created what is arguably
the the first great opereratic
monodrama of the new Century.
Julia
Ward Howe is best known as
the author of the famous poem
"The Battle Hymn of the
Republic." Set to the
tune of John Brown's Body,
this song became an anthem
for the American Civil War
and made Julia Ward Howe one
of the most recognized figures
in America.
Julia
was an ambitious woman.
The mother of six
children, she was
also a published author
and poet and a respected
intellectual force
among the "Boston
Bramin" elite.
Julia read and spoke
seven languages and
despite the challenges
of her husband and
her times, she carved
out a career for herself
as an author, preacher,
teacher, and activist.
Julia
had a deeply religious and
philosophical spirit and great
passion for social justice.
Her fame allowed her to lead
the struggle for many causes
such as abolition, Woman's
Suffrage and Universal World
Peace.
Many
of Julia Ward Howe's
ideas were considered
to be ahead of her
time in the 1800's
and even today her
progressive ideals
and attitudes about
peace have yet to
be realized.
Recently scholars
and activists have
begun to revisit Julia's
life and work especially
her work with the
Women's Peace Crusade.
Read
Julia's First Book!
Published
anonymously in 1853
and against the wishes
of her husband, Passion-flowers
was Julia's first
book of poetry.
Once
again, Julia is taking center stage
in the issues that define our future:
Equality, Education, Peace and Social
Justice.
Julia
Ward Howe.org is dedicated to the
study of the life of this great
women and to perpetuating her ideas
through scholarship, outreach and
community action.
The
Electronic Archives
is the most comprehensive on- line
repository of Julia Ward Howe's
published and unpublished work and
is open to all those who wish to
learn more about a woman who has
been more than once referred to
as The Queen of America.
