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Citadel, The–The Military College of South Carolina
(Encyclopedia) Citadel, The–The Military College of South CarolinaCitadel, The–The Military College of South Carolinasĭtˈədəl, –dĕlˌ [key], at Charleston; state supported; chartered (1842) as The…National Museum of Women in the Arts
(Encyclopedia) National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., established in 1987. Washington-area philanthropist and art collector…Representation of the People Acts
(Encyclopedia) Representation of the People Acts, statutes enacted by the British Parliament to continue the extension of the franchise begun by the Reform Bills (see under Reform Acts). As a result…Classical Mythology: Love and Death
Love and DeathClassical MythologyThe Labors of HeraclesTraining a HeroBeastly Chores: The First Four LaborsEven More Beastly Chores: The Second Four LaborsThe Far Corners of the Earth: The Final Four…Daughters of the American Revolution
(Encyclopedia) Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a Colonial patriotic society in the United States, open to women having one or more ancestors who aided the cause of the Revolution. The…bar, the
(Encyclopedia) bar, the, originally, the rail that enclosed the judge in a court; hence, a court or a system of courts. The persons qualified and authorized to conduct the trial of cases are also…women's clubs
(Encyclopedia) women's clubs, groups that offer social, recreational, and cultural activities for adult females. Particularly strong in the United States, they became an important part of American…Sophocles
Sophocles was a Greek dramatist whose long career came between his contemporaries Aeschylus and Euripides. A respected public figure of Athens, he was both a priest and a general (an elected…League of Women Voters
(Encyclopedia) League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had…Pound, Ezra Loomis
(Encyclopedia) Pound, Ezra Loomis, 1885–1972, American poet, critic, and translator, b. Hailey, Idaho, grad. Hamilton College, 1905, M.A. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1906. An extremely important influence…