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Elizabeth Gertrude Stern
Elizabeth Gertrude Stern (Feb 14, 1889 – Jan 9, 1954) was an American author, journalist, and essayist. She also wrote under the pen names Leah Morton, Eleanor Morton, and E. G. Stern. Education Elizabeth Gertrude Stern earned her B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1911. Family life In 1911 Elizabeth Gertrude Stern married penologist, Leon Thomas Stern (1887–1980). They worked closely together, and co-authored the book "A Friend in Court" published in 1923 by the Macmillan Company. They had two sons, Thomas Leon Stern born in 1913, and Richard LeFevre, born in 1921. She died in Philadelphia in January 1954 at the age of 64. She was survived by her husband, Leon, who lived until 1980. Quotations "I remember looking down at the face of my father, beautiful and still in death, and for a brief, terrible moment feeling my heart rise up--surely it was in a strange, suffocating relief?--as the realization came to me: "Now I am free!" All my life, for 29 years, he had s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the university's central administration and around 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus includes various historic buildings that are part of the Schenley Farms Historic District, most notably its 42-story Gothic revival centerpiece, the Cathedral of Learning. Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It is the second-largest non-government employer in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Pitt traces its roots to the Pittsburgh Academy founded by Hugh Henry Brackenridge in 1787. While the city was still on the edge of the American frontier at the time, Pittsburgh's rapid growth meant that a proper university was so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
