Emily Hill Woodmansee (March 24, 1836 – October 18, 1906)[1] was an English-born American Mormon poet and hymnwriter.
[3] Her family initially opposed her joining the church but through the efforts of John Halliday they were reconciled with the notion enough for her to be baptized.
[4] In 1856 Emily and her sister Julia sailed for the United States[4] aboard the Thornton in the Latter-day Saint company under James G.
[9] Woodmansee wrote a "Hand-cart Song" that captured the cheerful mood of the Saints as they started westward.
[10] Woodmansee wrote a poem about the sufferings in the handcart experience, drawing from her firsthand knowledge, in 1881.