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Helen Hunt Jackson (pen name, H.H.; born Helen Maria Fiske; October 15, 1830 – August 12, 1885) was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government.
Helen Hunt Jackson (born October 15, 1830, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 12, 1885, San Francisco, California) was an American poet, novelist, and advocate for Indigenous rights. She was the daughter of Nathan Fiske, a professor at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Helen Hunt Jackson. 1830–1885. Online Archive of California. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to academic Calvinist parents, poet, author, and Native American rights activist Helen Hunt Jackson (born Helen Maria Fiske) was orphaned as a child and raised by her aunt.
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–85) was an accomplished poet, author, and activist in the nineteenth century. Many of Jackson’s written works, notably A Century of Dishonor (1881) and Ramona (1884), spurred progress toward recompense for the mistreatment of the Native American peoples by the US government.
A committed activist for Native American rights, Helen Hunt Jackson provides an important context for understanding Indian slavery and exploitation in the California region.
Helen Hunt Jackson was a formidable literary figure in 19th-century America, delving into injustices faced by indigenous communities.
Author and activist Helen Hunt Jackson. Library of Congress. Jackson’s book describes the poor treatment of seven Native American tribes in her book; the Delaware, the Cheyenne, the Nez Perce, the Sioux, the Poncas, the Winnebagoe, and the Cherokee.
