Death of Matilda Joslyn Gage - Freethought Trail

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Frank Baum</a> and daughter Maud’s Chicago home. She was cremated, a radical option at a time when most American Christians insisted on burial, fearful that if their bodies were burned they might be unable to participate in the Last Judgment. Gage's ashes were buried in <a href="/trail-map/location:matilda-joslyn-gage-gravesite/">the Fayetteville Cemetery</a> beneath a rough-hewn headstone inscribed with her best-remembered saying: "There is a word sweeter than mother, home, or heaven. That word is Liberty."</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="app-tan-bg"> <div class="container"> <div class="row py-5"> <div class="col-12"> <h4>Associated Causes</h4> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 mb-5"> <a href="/causes/cause:womans-rights-suffrage/" class="app-item"> <img class="d-block img-fluid w-100 " src="/cache/images/788c323869eaf86a7c38522d12a6d156.jpg" srcset="/cache/images/788c323869eaf86a7c38522d12a6d156.jpg 1x, /cache/images/d57f592355fd1ed7c0143690a0c1cc33.jpg 2x" alt="Woman's Rights / Suffrage"> <div class="app-dark-gray-bg-b-gradient"> <div class="p-3"> <h4 class="app-white-text">Woman's Rights / Suffrage</h4> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="app-tan-bg"> <div class="container"> <div class="row py-5"> <div class="col-12"> <h4>Associated Sites</h4> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 mb-5"> <a href="/trail-map/location:matilda-joslyn-gage-gravesite/" class="app-item"> <img class="d-block img-fluid w-100 " src="/cache/images/7350377672beb2a018d84430d8de911a.jpg" srcset="/cache/images/7350377672beb2a018d84430d8de911a.jpg 1x, /cache/images/42501d370fe430f3f56afa80b1f7472d.jpg 2x" alt="Matilda Joslyn Gage Grave Site"> <div class="app-dark-gray-bg-b-gradient"> <div class="p-3"> <h4 class="app-white-text">Matilda Joslyn Gage Grave Site</h4> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="app-tan-bg"> <div class="container"> <div class="row py-5"> <div class="col-12"> <h4>Those Involved</h4> </div> <div class="col-6 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3 mb-5"> <a href="/profiles/profile:gage-matilda-joslyn/" class="app-item"> <img class="d-block img-fluid w-100 " src="/cache/images/017a42b75222fca3e602b708a323cc4f.jpg" srcset="/cache/images/017a42b75222fca3e602b708a323cc4f.jpg 1x, /cache/images/18597c86df28eb76f12cb2f6c7ae2c06.jpg 2x" alt="Gage, Matilda Joslyn"> <div class="app-dark-gray-bg-b-gradient"> <div class="p-3"> <h4 class="app-white-text">Gage, Matilda Joslyn</h4> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="app-red-bg app-white-text"> <div class="container"> <div class="row py-5"> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 mb-3"> <h3>Browse Historical Sites</h3> </div> </div> <div class="row text-uppercase"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6"> <h4><a href="/causes/" class="d-block py-3 app-white-text app-border-bottom app-border-top">By Cause <i class="far fa-long-arrow-alt-right float-right"></i></a></h4> </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6"> <h4><a href="/profiles/" class="d-block py-3 app-white-text app-border-bottom app-border-top app-no-border-top">By Those Involved <i class="far fa-long-arrow-alt-right float-right"></i></a></h4> </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6"> <h4><a href="/regions/" class="d-block py-3 app-white-text app-border-bottom">By Location <i class="far fa-long-arrow-alt-right float-right"></i></a></h4> </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6"> <h4><a href="/historical-events/" class="d-block py-3 app-white-text app-border-bottom">By Event <i class="far fa-long-arrow-alt-right float-right"></i></a></h4> </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6"> <h4><a href="/types/" class="d-block py-3 app-white-text app-border-bottom">By Type <i class="far fa-long-arrow-alt-right float-right"></i></a></h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 mt-5 mt-md-0"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 mb-3"> <h3>Sign Up for our Newsletter</h3> </div> <div class="col-12 mb-3"> <p><a href="https://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php/store_example/product/become-a-friend-of-the-ingersoll-birthplace-museum" class="btn btn-lg btn-block rounded-0 app-white-bg app-red-text">Sign Up</a></p> </div> <div class="col-12 mb-3"> <h3 class="">Follow our sponsor on</h3> </div> <div class="col-6"> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/centerforinquiry/" class="mr-3 app-white-text"><i class="fab fa-fw fa-facebook-f"></i> Facebook</a></p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/center4inquiry" class="mr-3 app-white-text"><i class="fab fa-fw fa-twitter"></i> Twitter</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="app-dark-gray-bg"> <div class="container"> <div class="row py-5"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 app-gray-text"> <p class="m-0">© 2025 Freethought Trail. 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