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Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman was a social and political activist and the founder of the anarchist publication Mother Earth in the early 20th century. A Jewish immigrant by way of Russia and Germany, she involved…

Our Top Stories for the Week of December 23, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from political strain to natural disasters. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.   International News…

Chamberlain, Neville

(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain, Neville (Arthur Neville Chamberlain), 1869–1940, British statesman; son of Joseph Chamberlain and half-brother of Sir Austen Chamberlain. The first half of his career was…

George Franklin BRUMM, Congress, PA (1880-1934)

BRUMM George Franklin , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa., January 24, 1880; attended the common schools of Minersville, Pa., Washington, Pa., and…

Brian Epstein

Brian Epstein was the first business manager of The Beatles, guiding the band's career from 1962 until his death at the age of 32 in 1967. Brian Epstein was from a family that owned furniture and…

The Pivot of Civilization

by Margaret Sanger The Pivot of CivilizationContentsDedicationIntroductionA New Truth EmergesConscripted Motherhood"Children Troop Down From Heaven...."The Fertility of the Feeble-MindedThe Cruelty…

militia

(Encyclopedia) militiamilitiaməlĭshˈə [key], military organization composed of citizens enrolled and trained for service in times of national emergency. Its ranks may be filled either by enlistment…

Easter Island

(Encyclopedia) Easter Island, Span. Isla de Pascua, Polynesian Rapa Nui, remote island (2020 est. pop. 5,000), 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the South…

census

(Encyclopedia) census, periodic official count of the number of persons and their condition and of the resources of a country. In ancient times, among the Jews and Romans, such enumeration was mainly…