▁and ▁she ▁did ▁well . ▁Den ied ▁a ▁college ▁education ▁by ▁her ▁father , ▁she ▁did , ▁however , ▁attend ▁a ▁sem inary ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Career ▁W ixon ▁taught ▁successfully ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁and ▁desired ▁to ▁make ▁that ▁profession ▁her ▁career . ▁Early ▁in ▁life , ▁after ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁four ▁brothers ▁at ▁sea , ▁all ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁the ▁family ▁removed ▁from ▁their ▁country ▁home ▁to ▁Fall ▁River , ▁Massachusetts , ▁where ▁W ixon ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁as ▁an ▁adult ▁with ▁her ▁sister , ▁Beth ia . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁board ▁of ▁that ▁city , ▁serving ▁three ▁years . ▁End ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁to ▁that ▁position . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁special ▁commission er ▁by ▁G ov . ▁John ▁L . ▁B ates . ▁ ▁For ▁several ▁years , ▁W ixon ▁had ▁the ▁editor ial ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁children ' s ▁department ▁of ▁The ▁Tr uth ▁Se ek er , ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City - based ▁fre eth ought ▁publication . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁several ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁newsp apers , ▁and ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁rep orter ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Sunday ▁Record . ▁W ixon ▁wrote ▁in ▁pro se ▁and ▁poetry . ▁Her ▁poem , ▁" When ▁Woman