"Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward"@en . "1844-01-28Z"^^ . . . "1911Z"^^ . "Mary Gray Phelps"@en . . . "Mary Gray Phelps; Lily Phelps"@en . . "1844Z"^^ . "1844-08-31Z"^^ . "Early American feminist author, lecturer, novelist" . "Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (1844\u20131911) was an early feminist American author and intellectual who challenged traditional Christian beliefs of the afterlife, challenged women's traditional roles in marriage and family, and advocated clothing reform for women.In 1868, three years after the Civil War ended, she published The Gates Ajar, which depicted the afterlife as a place replete with the comforts of domestic life and where families would be reunited\u2014along with family pets\u2014through eternity.In her 40s, Phelps broke convention again when she married a man 17 years her junior. "@en . "1911-01-28Z"^^ . "Ward, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps"@en . .