Cynthia Gorton | |
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Born | Cynthia M. Roberts February 27, 1826 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | August 10, 1894 (aged 68) Fenton, Michigan, U.S. |
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Fenton |
Pen name | Ida Glenwood |
Occupation | Poet, author |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Emma Willard School |
Spouse | Fred Gorton |
Cynthia M. Gorton (née Roberts; pen name, Ida Glenwood; February 27, 1826 - August 10, 1894) was a blind 19th-century American poet and author. For 20 years, Gorton lectured on behalf of the temperance movement.