Augusta Cooper Bristol

Augusta Cooper Bristol
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Augusta Cooper April 17, 1835 Croydon, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1910(1910-05-09) (aged 75) Vineland, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	poet, lecturer
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Canaan Union Academy, Kimball Union Academy
Literary movement	Positivism
Spouse	G. H. Kimball ​ ​ (m. 1857; div. 1862)​ , Louis Bristol ​ ​ (m. 1866; died 1882)​

Augusta Cooper Bristol (April 17, 1835 – May 9, 1910) was an American poet and lecturer. She began teaching at the age of fifteen. In 1869, she published a volume of poems, and, the same year, gave her first public lecture. Beginning in 1872, she was frequently called before the public as a speaker.