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A bystander named John Roulstone wrote a poem about the event, then, at some point, Hale herself seems to have helped write it.
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According to the New England historical Society, Hale wrote only part of the poem, but claimed authorship.
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Hale wasn't just a writer, she was also a fierce social advocate, and she was particularly obsessed with an ideal New England, which she associated with abundant Thanksgiving meals that she claimed had a deep moral influence.
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However, if a 1916 piece by her great-niece is to be trusted, Hale claimed for the rest of her life that "some other people pretended that someone else wrote the poem".
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In 1863, after 17 years of advocacy including letters to five presidents, Hale got it.
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