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(October 9, 1830 – February 21, 1908) Harriet Goodhue Hosmer was a neoclassical sculptor, considered the most distinguished female sculptor in America during the 19th century. Among other technical innovations, she pioneered a process for turning limestone into marble. Hosmer lived in an expatriate colony in Rome, befriending many prominent writers and artists. William Wetmore Story wrote to James Russell Lowell, saying that Charlotte Cushman, Harriet Hosmer, and Edmonia Lewis among other ex-pats American woman formed a "Harem Scarem of emancipated females" in Rome. Both Charlotte Cushman and Lady Ashburton were notable lovers of Harriet Hosmer at different points in her life.
Hosmer was the proprietor of her father, Dr. Hiram Hosmer's, original Lot 367 on Narcissus Path, before choosing to purchase Lot 3747 on Hemlock Path. Harriet Hosmer is buried in Lot 3747.
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Hosmer
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