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Elizabeth Baker Bohan
Elizabeth Baker Bohan (, Baker; August 18, 1849 – August 27, 1930) was a British-born American author, journalist, artist, and social reformer. She had a special interest in the reconstruction of the Incarceration in the United States, penal system. She published two novels, ''Un Americano, a story of the mission days of California'' (1895) and ''The Drag-Net, a prison story of the present day'' (1909, illustrated by Langdon Smith). Early life and education Elizabeth Claire Baker was born in Birmingham, England, August 18, 1849. Her parents were Joseph and Martha (Boddington) Baker. They came to the United States in 1854 and lived most of the time in Wisconsin. She received her education in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin public schools. From her earliest youth, she practiced composition. At school, she not only wrote her own essays but many for her schoolmates. Career For a time, Bohan worked as a teacher, and resided in West Bend, Wisconsin. On September 2, 1872, in Milwaukee, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Baker Bohan ("Los Angeles Times", 06 Oct 1912)
Elizabeth Baker Bohan (, Baker; August 18, 1849 – August 27, 1930) was a British-born American author, journalist, artist, and social reformer. She had a special interest in the reconstruction of the Incarceration in the United States, penal system. She published two novels, ''Un Americano, a story of the mission days of California'' (1895) and ''The Drag-Net, a prison story of the present day'' (1909, illustrated by Langdon Smith). Early life and education Elizabeth Claire Baker was born in Birmingham, England, August 18, 1849. Her parents were Joseph and Martha (Boddington) Baker. They came to the United States in 1854 and lived most of the time in Wisconsin. She received her education in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin public schools. From her earliest youth, she practiced composition. At school, she not only wrote her own essays but many for her schoolmates. Career For a time, Bohan worked as a teacher, and resided in West Bend, Wisconsin. On September 2, 1872, in Milwaukee, she ... [...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] |
