Julia Ward Howe was an American poet, abolitionist, and suffragist best known for writing the lyrics to the Battle Hymn of the Republic. She was also a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement, and her efforts helped to secure the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. Howe's husband, Samuel Gridley Howe, was a physician and social reformer who encouraged her to pursue her activism. Her nickname, 'Suffragist Julia Ward Howe, ' is a testament to her work in the suffrage movement. Howe's most famous contribution to the cause was her poem, 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic, ' which she wrote in 1861.