page_title: Martha Perry Lowe
section_title: Death and legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Martha Perry Lowe / Death and legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: In Memoriam Martha Perry Lowe, 1829-1902
context_page_description: Martha Perry Lowe was an American writer of poetry and prose, as well as a social activist and organizer. She supported women's rights, temperance, education, and Unitarian organizations.
  Lowe was born in New Hampshire in 1829, and died in Massachusetts in 1902. Her parents were General Justus Perry and Hannah Wood. She was a descendant of William Wood, the supposed author of New England's Prospects, who left England and settled in Concord in 1638. At the age of 15, she was sent to Sedgwick's 'School for Young Ladies'. After her graduation, she spent a winter in the West Indies, and the following year was passed in Madrid with her brother, who was a member of the Spanish legation.
  In 1857, she married the Rev. Charles Lowe who died in 1874, and at the time of his death was a member of the Somerville school committee.
  In 1871, when the family went to Europe, Lowe corresponded regularly for the Liberal Christian. In Somerville, she was connected with the Unitarian Review. She was the author of several books of prose and poetry; the most noted ones include The Olive and the Pine, Love in Spain, and a Memoir of Charles Lowe.
context_section_description: In April 1902, Lowe developed pneumonia, from which, although not of a very serious nature, she did not have the strength to rally. She died on May 6, 1902.
  In Memoriam Martha Perry Lowe, 1829-1902 was published in 1903. In the same year, in recognition of her interest and efforts in behalf of the public schools, the School Committee voted to name the new building in West Somerville the Martha Perry Lowe School.
caption: In Memoriam Martha Perry Lowe, 1829-1902
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