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Ralph Waldo Emerson Project By: Ashley E.
Personal: Birth Date: May 25, 1803. Born in Boston to William and Ruth Haskins Emerson. Ralph was the forth of eight children. Death Date: April 27, 1882. Death Place: Concord, Massachusetts. Ralph’s father died on May 12, 1811. Ralph began his career as a Unitarian minister in Boston. Ralph came from a long line of ministers. Ralph had vision problems. He married Ellen Tucker in 1829. Ellen died in 1832 from tuberculosis and was 19 years old. Then he married Lydia Jackson in 1835. They lived in Concord and had four children. His oldest son, Waldo, died of the scarlet fever at age five. His other children where Ellen, Edith, and Edward. His beloved house burned in 1872. He died in 1882 from pneumonia. His second wife died in 1892.
A Social Studies Project
Bio-Poem Ralph W. Involved, strong believer, family man, author Son of William and Ruth Haskins Emerson Lover of antislavery, God, and family Who felt anger, death, and happiness Who needed money growing up, doctors, and a wife after his first one died Who gave lectures, addresses, and religious gatherings Who feared disease, death, and poverty Who wanted to see antislavery, a healthy family, and interests in his work Resident of Concord, Massachusetts Emerson
The Cause: Ralph was against slavery and was involved with the antislavery movement. He delivered his first public antislavery address in 1844. When the Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850, he referred to it as “this filthy enactment”. Ralph wanted the slaves to be free, independent of their owners. He was a well-known poet, author, and lecturer during his time. His essays fascinated people. Ralph wanted to change slavery. He wanted to help the slaves and let them be free. He wrote tons of addresses and gave hundreds of lectures about his thoughts on slavery. Some challenges were that not everyone agreed that there should be no slavery, especially the south. His whole life he traveled and wrote. Even as a kid he took journals, which later became the base of most of his essays. Ralph enjoyed being an author and even though he didn’t have a huge crowd always listening, he enjoyed doing what he did best.
