Faith

Author: Anne C. Lynch Botta

Mrs. Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta, author, born in Bennington, Vt, in 1820, died in New York City, 1891. While still a girl she published a number of literary productions. She removed to Providence, R.I. and then to New York City, where she made her home until her death. In 1855 she was married to Vincenzo Botta, professor of Italian language and literature in the University of the City of New York. For years their home was a literary and artistic center and they entertained many of the famous authors, painters, and musicians of Eurpoe and America. In 1870 and 1871, when funds for the suffering women and children of Paris were collected in New York, Mrs. Botta raised $5,000 by the sale of an album of photographs, autographs, and sketches by f… Go to person page >