Caroline Laura Rice
Caroline Laura Rice (1819–August 29, 1899) was an American teacher, writer, composer, and social reformer.
Biography[]
She was born June 20, 1819 in Torrington, Connecticut, the daughter of William North and Laura Hyde North. Her parents moved to Lowell, Massachusetts during her childhood. She attended Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy.
She taught in the public schools of Lowell. She was the second president of the Springfield Home for Friendless Women and Children in the 1870s. She wrote at least two hymns, "I builded Rock, on the Rock of God," and "Wilt thou hear the voice of praise." "Wilt thou hear the voice of praise," was included in the Methodist hymnal.[1][2]
She was very active in the Trinity Methodist Church in Springfield, Massachusetts. She married Rev. William Rice (1821–1897) on September 13, 1843. They had four children, including a daughter named Caroline Laura Rice. She died August 29, 1899 in the home of her son, Charles Francis Rice in Springfield.[3]
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