NANCY GARDNER
PRINCE (1799-1859)
Author
Published A Narrative of the Life and Travels
of Mrs. Nancy Prince in 1852 and advertised it
in The Liberator. The second edition appeared
in 1853 and the third edition in 1856. The book discussed
her major life events: her difficult impoverished
childhood in Gloucester, Massachusetts; her experiences
during a nine year sojourn in Russia; and her disappointing
missionary work in Jamaica. Despite her resourcefulness
and her willingness to risk new ventures—as a seamstress,
lecturer, author, and employment agent--Prince appears
to have enjoyed only modest entrepreneurial success
in Boston. |
