Emma lazarus biography
Emma lazarus biography
Emma lazarus poetry.
Emma Lazarus
American poet (1849–1887)
Emma Lazarus | |
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Lazarus, c. 1872 | |
| Born | (1849-07-22)July 22, 1849 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 1887(1887-11-19) (aged 38) New York City |
| Resting place | Beth Olam Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City |
| Occupation | Author, activist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | poetry, prose, translations, novels, plays |
| Subject | Georgism |
| Notable works | "The New Colossus" |
| Relatives | Josephine Lazarus, Benjamin N.
Cardozo |
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes.
She is remembered for writing the sonnet "The New Colossus", which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty, in 1883.[1] Its lines appear inscribed on a bronze plaque, installed in 1903, on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
Lazarus was involved in aiding refugees to New York who had fled antisemitic pogroms