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Clara Hazelrigg
Clara H. Hazelrigg (, Espy; pen name, C. H. H.; November 23, 1859 – 1937) was an American author, educator and reformer. She began teaching school at a young age, and after marriage and removing to Kansas, she taught school and served as principal of a ward school. She generally wrote under the initials of "C. H. H.", by which signature she was well known in the literary world. Hazelrigg died in 1937. Early life and family Clara H. Espy was born in Council Grove, Kansas, November 23, 1859, or November 23, 1861. She was the youngest living daughter of Col. H. J. Espy. Her mother was Melora E. Cook, a teacher in the schools of Sandusky, Ohio. Her father was apprenticed to learn a trade, but ran away at the age of 13 to become a soldier. For more than 10 years, he was a member of the standing army of the United States. He served with distinction in the Mexican war and was Colonel of the 68th Indiana Infantry Regiment, 68th Indiana Volunteers during the American Civil War. He was woun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of The Century
A, or a, is the first Letter (alphabet), letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''a'' (pronounced ), plural English alphabet#Letter names, ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Greek alphabet#History, Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The Letter case, uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, "English articles, a", and its variant "English articles#Indefinite article, an", are Article (grammar)#Indefinite article, indefinite arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
