▁in ▁the ▁Soph ia ▁W ards ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Hospital . ▁Working ▁as ▁a ▁nur se , ▁considered ▁a ▁rough ▁occupation ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁her ▁father ▁b anned ▁her ▁from ▁ever ▁returning ▁home . ▁At ▁work ▁she ▁met ▁and ▁later ▁married ▁Thomas ▁Ch ant , ▁M . R . C . S ., ▁L . S . A ., ▁of ▁Br id g water ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁They ▁had ▁Thomas , ▁Em m eline , ▁O live ▁and ▁Eth el ▁Ch ant . ▁ ▁Or m ist on ▁wrote ▁and ▁lect ured ▁on ▁social ▁pur ity , ▁temper ance , ▁and ▁women ' s ▁rights . ▁Her ▁published ▁works ▁include ▁pam ph lets , ▁h ym ns , ▁a ▁novel ▁and ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁poetry ▁and ▁are ▁described ▁as ▁reflect ing ▁ ▁" many ▁of ▁the ▁t ensions ▁character izing ▁femin ism ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁and ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁centuries ". ▁She ▁also ▁wrote ▁the ▁words ▁and ▁music ▁for ▁Action ▁Songs ▁for ▁Children ▁and ▁several ▁more ▁volumes ▁of ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ve in , ▁consisting ▁of ▁simple ▁d itt ies ▁em body ing ▁physical ▁exer cis es ▁for ▁small ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Ch ant ▁addressed ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Relig ions , ▁held ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Columb ian ▁Ex position . ▁Her ▁subject ▁was ▁D ut y ▁of ▁God ▁to ▁Man ▁In quired . ▁In ▁