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Fillmore Condit
Fillmore Condit (September 4, 1855 – January 6, 1939) was an American inventor, temperance activist and local politician serving New Jersey and later Long Beach, California. Early life Fillmore Condit was born in Roseland, New Jersey on September 4, 1855, the son of Stephen J. and Catherine Tappan Condit. At the age of 24, in 1879 he invented and manufactured a refrigerator door fastener for use in meat markets. According to his own biography, he met his wife Ida Rafter as a customer in his store, and married her in 1881. Later life The couple moved to Verona, New Jersey, where Fillmore soon participated in local politics, serving on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The family moved to California in 1899 for one year, where Fillmore became interested in the oil industry. When they returned to New Jersey in 1901, he was placed in charge of the Eastern District of the Union Oil Co. of California. Participation in social movements He also participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine United States Minor Outlying Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in Compact of Free Association, free association with three Oceania, Pacific Island Sovereign state, sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Palau, Republic of Palau. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders Canada–United States border, with Canada to its north and Mexico–United States border, with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffrage Torch
The Suffrage Torch (also known as the Torch of Liberty and the Suffrage Torch of Victory) was a wooden and bronze-finished sculpture of a torch that was used in the New Jersey, New York (state), New York, and Pennsylvania women's suffrage campaigns starting in the summer of 1915. The torch was the idea of Harriot Stanton Blatch who wanted a visual publicity stunt to draw attention to the suffrage campaigns. The torch traveled throughout New York state and was handed over to Mina Van Winkle, head of the New Jersey suffragists. The torch was stolen in New Jersey and later recovered in Philadelphia. The suffrage torch drew a good deal of publicity during its use in the campaigns taking place in those three states. About The Suffrage Torch, also known as the Torch of Liberty, was a small wooden sculpture with a bronze finish, made to look like a torch on fire. It was designed by Alice Stocks. It was meant to be a way to increase publicity, as a "mega-stunt" for the Women's suffrag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
