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Helen Hunt Jackson

__ Helen Hunt Jackson __ Page by: Khaled, Kade, and Blake

=Helen lived a very depressing life for most of it. As a kid, her dad died while she was kid. Later on, her mother died. She then became an orphan and lived in a shelter. As she became an adult, she married Captain Edward Hunt. They continued to have three children. Then her husband died at war. Then one by one, her children all died before her eyes. She was living in depression for a very long time before marring again. Then, her husband lasted about two years before dying. By this time, Helen had lost all hopes at love and decided to commit to poetry and to saving Indians and bringing out the truth about them.=

__Facts About Helen__

 * ====== Born Oct.15, 1831 in Amherst, Massachusetts ======
 * Died August 12, 1885 in San Francisco
 * ====== Her father was Nathan Welby Fiske ======
 * ====== Her mother died of tuberculosis ======
 * ====== Attended Abbot School, New York City ======
 * ====== Was an orphan at the age of 15 ======
 * Best known for her efforts to bring justice for Native Americans
 * ====== __ A century of Dishonor- __ 1881 documented history of the U.S. government management of Native American conflicts ======
 * ====== In 1884 she explained mistreatment of Mission Native American ======
 * ====== Helen married at the age of 21 to Captain Edward Hunt ======
 * One of her best friends was Emily Dickinson

To make the empire thou hast spent.
(used poem: "Crossed Threads")

__Citations:__

 * Berkhofer Jr., Robert F. "Helen Hunt Jackson." //World Book//. Vol. 11. 2006. 189. Print. J-K.
 * "Crossed Threads - Poem by Helen Hunt Jackson." //Famous Poets and Poems - Read and Enjoy Poetry//. 2006-2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. .
 * "My Strawberry - Poem by Helen Hunt Jackson." //Famous Poets and Poems - Read and Enjoy Poetry//. 2006-2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2011. .
 * Varnell, Jeanne. "Helen Hunt Jackson." //Women of Consequence: the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame//. Boulder, CO: Johnson, 1999. Print

__Picture Citations:__

 * 1) // Helen Hunt Jackson // . Photograph. //Www.goodreads.com//. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. .
 * 1) // Helen Hunt Jackson // . Photograph. //Www.goodreads.com//. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. .