The Story of My Life or The Sunshine and Shadow of Seventy Years is an autobiography written by Mary A. Livermore. The book recounts her life from childhood to old age, spanning seventy years. Livermore was a prominent American suffragist, abolitionist, and journalist, and her memoirs provide a unique perspective on the social and political movements of the 19th century. She writes about her childhood in Boston, her education, and her early career as a teacher. Livermore also describes her involvement in the abolitionist movement and her work as a nurse during the Civil War. Later in life, she became a leading advocate for women's suffrage and worked tirelessly to promote women's rights. The book is a fascinating account of one woman's journey through a tumultuous period in American history and provides insight into the struggles and triumphs of the suffrage and abolitionist movements.1898. Livermore, teacher, author, wife, mother, army nurse, soldier's friend, lecturer and reformer. A narrative of her early life and struggles for education, three years' experiences on a southern plantation among white masters and black slaves, her courtship, marriage, domestic life, etc. with hitherto unrecorded incidents and recollections of three years experience as an Army nurse in the Great Civil War and reminiscences of twenty-five years experiences on the lecture platform, including thrilling, pathetic, and humorous incidents of platform life to which is added six of her most popular lectures. Superbly illustrated with portraits and one hundred and twenty engravings from designs by eminent artists, made expressly for this work.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.