Arria Sargent Huntington

Arria Sargent Huntington (January 22, 1848 – March 24, 1921) was the author of Under a Colonial Roof-Tree: Fireside Chronicles of Early New England which details daily life and family stories from early days of Hadley, Massachusetts.

Huntington was concerned with "fallen women" and founded The Shelter for Homeless Women and Girls, and the Working Girls Club. Her nomination caused a commotion because of her gender. She was also active in child welfare work helped pass some of the first child labor laws in New York state.

Personal life Huntington was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, to Hannah Dane Sargent and Bishop Frederic Dan Huntington, Huntington was the oldest five children. She grew up in Syracuse, New York.

Books Sharps and Flats: A Farce (1896) Under a Colonial Roof-Tree: Fireside Chronicles of Early New England (1905) Memoir and letters of Frederic Dan Huntington, first bishop of central New York (1906)