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Bond, J. Max, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Bond, J. Max, Jr., 1935-2009, African-American architect, b. Lexington, Ky., Harvard Univ. (BA, 1955; MA, 1958). Bond’s father, J. Max,…The Congress of Women: Legal Condition of Woman in 1492-1892
by Miss Mary A. Greene Education of Indian Girls in the WestEthics of Social LifeLegal Condition of Woman in 1492-1892 Miss Mary Anne Greene was born at Warwick, R. I., in 1857. Her parents…The Congress of Women: Professions and Occupations Open to Women
The Higher Education of WomenPolitical Status of WomenProfessions and Occupations Open to Women It naturally follows that the professions should be entered by women. Apparently the medical…The Congress of Women: The Progress of Fifty Years
by Mrs. Lucy Stone Ethics of Social LifeWoman as an InvestorThe Progress of Fifty Years Mrs. Lucy Stone was a native of Massachusetts. She was born August 13, 1818. Her parents were Francis…Women's Suffrage and the Constitution: Chapter I, Reason 1
Chapter I: Why the Federal Amendment? 2. Equal Rights Demands It. 1. Keeping Pace With Other Countries Demands It. Suffrage for men and suffrage for women in other lands, with few and minor…Dorr, Thomas Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805–54, leader of Dorr's Rebellion (1842) in Rhode Island, b. Providence. After studying law under Chancellor Kent in New York he practiced in Providence.…Berrigan brothers
(Encyclopedia) Berrigan brothersBerrigan brothersbĕrˈĭgən [key], American Catholic priests, writers, and social activists. Daniel Berrigan, 1921–2016, b. Syracuse, N.Y., was ordained in the Society…Seeger, Pete
(Encyclopedia) Seeger, Pete (Peter Seeger), 1919–2014, American folksinger, composer, and environmentalist, b. New York City. Seeger, a son of musicologist Charles Seeger and violinist Constance…Women's Suffrage: The Woman's Hour that Never Came
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Two Amendments and Many WomenThe Invisible EnemyThe Woman's Hour that Never CameThree years were consumed in the process of writing the…Slaughterhouse Cases
(Encyclopedia) Slaughterhouse Cases, cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1873. In 1869 the Louisiana legislature granted a 25-year monopoly to a slaughterhouse concern in New Orleans for the…