Our own theological Church, as we know, has scorned and vilified the body till it has seemed almost a reproach and a shame to have one, yet at the same time has credited it with power to drag the soul to perdition.

California In-doors and Out 1856 - A chronicle of her experiences and observations on California. Woman and Her Era 1864 - "Organic religious esthetic and historical" arguments for woman's inherent superiority. Eliza Farnham (November 17 1815 – December 15 1864) was a 19th-century American novelist feminist abolitionist and activist for prison reform.

Eliza Farnham (November 17 1815 – December 15 1864) was a 19th-century American novelist feminist abolitionist and activist for prison reform.