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Women's Suffrage: Woman suffrage and politics

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Woman suffrage and politicsThis book is dedicated on behalf of the women who have gone before to the women who come after.ContentsWhy the Book…

Aesop's Fables: The Old Woman and the Doctor

by Aesop The Spendthrift and the SwallowThe Moon and her MotherThe Old Woman and the Doctor An Old Woman became almost totally blind from a disease of the eyes, and, after consulting a…

45 Best Horror Movie Quotes

Top of Page For horror fans looking for a good scare, a wide variety of horror films are available to satiate that burning hunger for a spooky adrenaline rush. From old classics to streaming service…

Walker, Mary Edwards

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832–1919, American surgeon and feminist, b. Oswego, N.Y., grad. Syracuse Medical College, 1855. At the beginning of the Civil War she offered her services to the…

Young, Ella Flagg

(Encyclopedia) Young, Ella Flagg, 1845–1918, American educator, b. Buffalo, N.Y. She was identified with the Chicago public school system for 53 years, as teacher, principal, and superintendent of…

Harris, Patricia Roberts

(Encyclopedia) Harris, Patricia Roberts, 1924–85, U.S. government official, b. Mattoon, Ill. A lawyer who was active in the Democratic party, she was a law professor and dean at Howard Univ. during…

Maes, Nicolaes

(Encyclopedia) Maes or Maas, NicolaesMaes or Maas, Nicolaesboth: nēˈkōläs mäs [key], 1632–93, Dutch genre and portrait painter. His earlier genre pictures bear, in their manner and coloring, a…

Willard, Frances Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Willard, Frances Elizabeth, 1839–98, American temperance leader and reformer, b. Churchville, N.Y., grad. Northwestern Female College, 1859. She was president of Evanston College for…