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She truly enjoyed her ability to pull her audience in and evoke a feeling inside that they wouldn’t have been able to otherwise encounter. She praised her both as an activist and writer, which was key to her identity. Lydia’s diverse abilities as a writer allowed her to stand out from others during her time, “As an activist as well as a woman of letters, she played a key role in the main reform movements in her age: she ardently opposed the Cherokee Removals and the genocide of the Plains tribes, for example, as well as serving in the struggle against slavery, where she made her greatest contribution” (Cynthia Watkins Richardson). She continued to praise Child’s on her deep research, value and opinions that most people wouldn’t dare to speak especially during this time. Cynthia not only enjoyed her piece, An Appeal…, but also appreciated her ambition and courageous nature when it came to the topic of