Lettie S. Bigelow

Lettie S. Bigelow (July 30, 1849 – March 1, 1906; pen name, Aunt Dorothy) was an American poet and author of the long nineteenth century. She was affiliated with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) in Massachusetts.

Early life and education Electa (nickname, "Lettie") Salina Bigelow was born in Pelham, Massachusetts, July 30, 1849. an itinerant minister, for more than half a century an honored member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Lettie was a descendant in the eighth generation of John Biglo of Watertown, Massachusetts. in 1890, she became the editor of True Light, a monthly paper published in the interests of the Massachusetts W.C.T.U., of which her "Aunt Dorothy" letters formed a unique feature. The routine of editorial work provided irksome, and failing health compelled her to resign the position.

Bigelow was a platform speaker. Her lecture on "Woman's Place and Power" was considered particularly noteworthy.

Selected works Poems "A Waking Song" (1885) "Tell Me"(1887) "All the World's Fair" (1893) "The Higher Life" (1899) "The Heaviest Troubles" (1899)