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Elizabeth Van Lew
Elizabeth Van Lew (October 12, 1818 – September 25, 1900) was an American abolitionist and philanthropist who built and operated an extensive spy ring for the Union Army during the American Civil War. Many false claims continue to be made about her life. The single most reliable source is a 2002 biography by University of Virginia Professor Elizabeth R. Varon. Early life Elizabeth Van Lew was born on October 12, 1818, in Richmond, Virginia to John Van Lew and Eliza Baker, whose maternal grandfather was Hilary Baker, mayor of Philadelphia from 1796 to 1798. Elizabeth's father came to Richmond in 1806, at the age of 16; within 20 years, he had built up a prosperous hardware business and owned several slaves. Her family sent Van Lew to Philadelphia to be educated. The Quaker school she attended is thought to have been influential in forming her anti-slavery views. Following her father's death in 1843, Van Lew and her mother continued to live in the family's home in Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars) , image_map = , mapsize = 250 px , map_caption = Location within Virginia , pushpin_map = Virginia#USA , pushpin_label = Richmond , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Virginia##Location within the contiguous United States , pushpin_relief = yes , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = U.S. state, State , subdivision_name1 = , established_date = 1742 , , named_for = Richmond, London, Richmond, United Kingdom , government_type = , leader_title = List of mayors of Richmond, Virginia, Mayor , leader_name = Levar Stoney (Democratic Party (United States), D) , total_type = City , area_magnitude = 1 E8 , area_total_sq_mi = 62.57 , area_land_sq_mi = 59.92 , area_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Flag
The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the ''American flag'' or the ''U.S. flag'', consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternate with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states, and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from Great Britain, and became the first states in the U.S. Nicknames for the flag include the ''Stars and Stripes'', ''Old Glory'', and the ''Star-Spangled Banner''. History The current design of the U.S. flag is its 27th; the design of the flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777. The 48-star flag was in effect for 47 years until the 49-star version became official on July 4, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place (born September 23, 1947) is an American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter. She is known for portraying Loretta Haggers on the television series ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'', a role that won her the 1977 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series. Her numerous film appearances include ''Private Benjamin (1980 film), Private Benjamin'' (1980), ''The Big Chill (film), The Big Chill'' (1983), ''Captain Ron'' (1992) and Francis Ford Coppola's 1997 drama ''The Rainmaker (1997 film), The Rainmaker''. Place also recorded three studio albums for Columbia Records, one in the Haggers persona, which included the Top Ten country music hit "Baby Boy." For her performance in ''Diane (2018 film), Diane'' (2018), Place won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress. Early life Place was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Gwendolyn Lucille (née John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Chiaverini
Jennifer Chiaverini (born 1969) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling author of several historical novels and the Elm Creek Quilts series, as well as six collections of quilt patterns inspired by her books. Her original quilt designs have been featured in ''Country Woman'', ''Quiltmaker'', ''Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks'' Volumes 3-5, and ''Quilt'', and her short stories have appeared in ''Quiltmaker'' and ''Quilters Newsletter''. She also designed the Elm Creek Quilts fabric lines for Red Rooster Fabrics. Her first book, ''The Quilter's Apprentice'', was released in 1999. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she taught writing in the English Departments of Penn State and Edgewood College. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin. About her historical fiction, the '' Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' writes, “In addition to simply being fascinating stories, these novels go a long way in capturing the texture of life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Leveen
Lois M. Leveen is an American writer, educator and historian based in Portland, Oregon. Early life and education Leveen graduated from Harvard College, University of Southern California, and University of California, Los Angeles. Writing Leveen published her first novel, ''The Secrets of Mary Bowser,'' in 2012. The novel is based on the life of Mary Bowser, a Virginia slave who became a spy for the Union Army. It was named one of ''The Oregonian'''s Top Ten Northwest Books of 2012, and has been optioned for film. For her second novel, ''Juliet's Nurse'', Leveen reimagined the story of Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' from the point of view of the nurse. The audiobook, which was read by Nicola Barber, won an Earphones Award from ''AudioFile Magazine''. One of Leveen's essays is mentioned in ''CrossRoutes: The Meanings of "Race" for the 21st Century'', a 2003 book. Bibliography * ''The Secrets of Mary Bowser'' (2012) * ''Juliet's Nurse'' (2014) References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elswyth Thane
Helen Ricker Beebe (May 16, 1900 – July 31, 1984) was an American romance novelist who published under the name Elswyth Thane. Early life and writing career Born in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of a local teacher and high school principal. The family moved to New York City in 1918, and "Helen Ricker" changed her name to "Elswyth Thane". She began working as a freelance writer in the 1920s, and became a newspaper writer and a Hollywood screenwriter. Her first novel, ''Riders of the Wind'', was published in 1926. Her novel, ''The Tudor Wench'', about Elizabeth I of England, was made into a play. Thane is most famous for her " Williamsburg" series of historical fiction. The books cover several generations of two families from the American Revolutionary War up to World War II. In later books, the action moves from Williamsburg to New York City, Richmond, Virginia and England. Personal life On September 22, 1927, at 27 years old she married 50-year-old naturali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Intelligence Hall Of Fame
The Military Intelligence Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established by the Military Intelligence Corps of the United States Army in 1988 to honor soldiers and civilians who have made exceptional contributions to military intelligence. The hall is administered by the United States Army Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Notable honorees * Aaron, LTG Harold R. (1987) * Aiso, COL John F. (1991) * Akune, SPC Harry M. (1996) * Alchesay, SGT William (2012) * Alexander, GEN Keith B. (2016) * Allen, CW3 Doris “Lucki” (2009) * Allen, 1LT Gardiner P. (1988) * Allenbaugh, COL Richard E. (2002) * Alvarado, MSG Lorenzo (1988) * Atchison, LTC Ellis C. (2018) * Bagot, COL Alfred W. (1988) * Baker, COL Daniel F. (2010) * Beatson, SP5 Gerald R. (1989) * Bennett, Ms. Jean M. (2007) * Bissell, SGT Daniel, Jr. (1988) * Bharucha-Reid, COL Kurush (KB) (2014) * Black, COL John H. (1996) * Blair, COL Joseph M. III (2012) * Blascak, COL Donald W. (1990) * Boker, MAJ John R., Jr. (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Walker
Maggie Lena (née Draper Mitchell) Walker (July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934) was a businesswoman and teacher. In 1903, Walker became both the first African American woman to charter a bank and the first African American woman to serve as a bank president. As a leader, Walker achieved successes with the vision to make tangible improvements in the way of life for African Americans. Disabled by paralysis and a wheelchair user later in life, Walker also became an example for people with disabilities. Walker's restored and furnished home in the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia has been designated a National Historic Site, operated by the National Park Service. Childhood Maggie Lena Draper was born on July 15, 1864, the daughter of Elizabeth Draper and Eccles Cuthbert. Her mother, a former slave, was an assistant cook at the Van Lew estate in Church Hill of Richmond, Virginia, where she met Cuthbert, an Irish American journalist for the '' New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harper's Monthly
''Harper's Magazine'' is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. (''Scientific American'' is older, but it did not become monthly until 1921). ''Harper's Magazine'' has won 22 National Magazine Awards. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the magazine published works of authors such as Herman Melville, Woodrow Wilson, and Winston Churchill. Willie Morris's resignation as editor in 1971 was considered a major event, and many other employees of the magazine resigned with him. The magazine has developed into the 21st century, adding several blogs. ''Harper's'' has been the subject of several controversies. History ''Harper's Magazine'' began as ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine'' in New York City in June 1850, by publisher Harper & Brothers. The company also founded the magazines ''Harper's Weekly'' and ''Harper's Bazaar'', and grew to become Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Glasgow
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow (April 22, 1873 – November 21, 1945) was an American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1942 for her novel ''In This Our Life''. She published 20 novels, as well as short stories, to critical acclaim. A lifelong Virginian, Glasgow portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South in a realistic manner, differing from the idealistic escapism that characterized Southern literature after Reconstruction.Inge, Tonette Bond (1989)"Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow, 1873-1945" Charles Reagan Wilson & William R. Ferris, eds., ''Encyclopedia of Southern Culture''. University of North Carolina Press. Early and family life Born in Richmond, Virginia, on April 22, 1873, to Anne Jane Gholson (1831-1893) and her husband, Francis Thomas Glasgow, the young Glasgow developed differently from other women of her aristocratic class. Due to poor health (later diagnosed as chronic heart disease), Glasgow was educated at home in Richmond, receiving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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