Bonnie Hurd Smith

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Letters of Loss & Love: Letter Book 3

The Letters I Left Behind: Letter Book 10
Boston Women & The Law Walking Trail
Mingling Souls Upon Paper: An Eighteenth-century Love Story
Boston Womens Heritage Trail
From Gloucester to Philadelphia in 1790

Letters of Loss & Love:
Judith Sargent Murray Papers, Letter Book 3

The second volume of Bonnie Hurd Smith's multi-year project to publish Judith Sargent Murray's letter books contains letters written during the years 1785 to 1789, when Judith's first husband went bankrupt and died leaving her widowed and poor,  when she married the Universalist preacher John Murray and met John and Abigail Adams during their honeymoon journey, and when she traveled to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, York, Maine, and parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut. Order


The Letters I Left Behind:
Judith Sargent Murray Papers, Letter Book 10

In the first volume of Bonnie Hurd Smith's multi-year project to transcribe, index, and edit Judith Sargent Murray's letter books, Bonnie presents a "new" eyewitness account of eighteenth century history told through the pen of an educated, merchant class essayist. Letters in this volume were written by Judith Sargent Murray from 1796 to 1799, and they include those written to John Adams and George Washington. Order


Boston Women & The Law: A Walking Trail through Four Centuries of Boston Women's Legal History

Suffragists, abolitionists, judges and attorneys, this lively book chronicles the stories of women's legal history in the City of Boston. It was written for New England Law | Boston for the law school's Centennial year in 2008, and published by Hurd Smith Communications. Order


Mingling Souls Upon Paper:
An Eighteenth-Century Love Story

Bonnie Hurd Smith uses Judith Sargent Murray's letters to tell the poignant love story between the eighteenth century essayist Judith Sargent Murray and  John Murray, the founder of organized American Universalism. The two were friends for fourteen years before they could marry, separated by Judith's first husband, the disapproval of her family, threats to John's safety, and the Atlantic Ocean. Order


Salem Women's Heritage Trail
This self-guided walking tour through four centuries of women's history in Salem, Massachusetts, honors the contributions of women to the development of the seaport city made famous by the Witch Trials of 1692 and maritime trade. Order


Boston Women's Heritage Trail
Bonnie Hurd Smith was a contributing writer to and designer of this collection of six self-guided walks through Boston's Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Downtown, North End, Chinatown, and the South End. Order


From Gloucester to Philadephia in 1790:
Observations, thoughts, and anecdotes
from the letters of Judith Sargent Murray
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n 1790, the eighteenth century essayist Judith Sargent Murray made a six-month journey to Philadelphia with her husband, John Murray, to attend the first national convention of Universalists. The letters in this volume chronicle meetings with historical figures like George Washington, sitting through early sessions of Congress in New York, towns, cities, events, and travel conditions. Order


The Living Legacy of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bonnie Hurd Smith was commissioned by the Emerson Bicentennial Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Association to write and design an exhibit and book on the life, work, and legacy of one of America's most enduring intellectuals and authors. Available from the Harvard Square Library. 

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