Cynthia Roberts Gorton

Cynthia Gorton
"A Woman of the Century"
BornCynthia M. Roberts
February 27, 1826
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 1894 (aged 68)
Fenton, Michigan, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Fenton
Pen nameIda Glenwood
OccupationPoet, author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materEmma Willard School
SpouseFred 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.