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Flora E. Lowry
Flora E. Lowry (, Woods; September 14, 1879 – April 21, 1933) was an American anthology, anthologist from Wisconsin, affiliated with the American Literary Association. In the early 1900s, she collected and catalogued the work of authors from the state. Lowry possessed what was perhaps the most complete private collection of books by Wisconsin writers and of data concerning Wisconsin authors in the state. Her activism led her to establish, design, and execute the "Hall of Fame for Wisconsin Authors". Lowry's career began as a teacher, before she became a prodigious writer, mostly of poetry. She was also a club woman who lectured at women's clubs and literary societies on the literature of Wisconsin, bringing along exhibits of books and publications published in the state. Early life and education Flora E. Wood (or Woods) was born near Hancock, Wisconsin, September 14, 1879. Her father was B. S. Woods. There were at least thee siblings, including two sisters, Mrs. Archie Tyrrel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hancock, Wisconsin
Hancock is a village in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 417 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Hancock. Geography Hancock is located at (44.132203, -89.515344). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 417 people, 186 households, and 107 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 251 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.2% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, 4.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.0% of the population. There were 186 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Sanborn
Gertrude Sanborn (December 20, 1881 – July 17, 1928) was an American journalist, short story writer, and novelist. Biography Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Anna Gertrude Sanborn was the daughter of Perley Roddis Sanborn (1854–1936) and Jane White Robbins (1849–1946). Her paternal grandfather was Dane County Judge Alden Sprague Sanborn. Sanborn was a reporter for The Milwaukee Journal from 1915 to 1917. Her first two books were ''Blithesome Jottings: A Diary of Humorous Days'' (1918) and ''I, Citizen of Eternity: A Diary of Hopeful Days'' (1920). Each were published by the Four Seas Company, a Boston publishing house that released the works of many important modernist writers such as Gertrude Stein and William Faulkner. In ''I, Citizen of Eternity'', Sanborn penned an optimistic riposte to Mary MacLane's 1917 memoir '' I, Mary MacLane''. Sanborn's third novel, ''Toy'' (1922), is the coming-of-age story of Antoinette Ashworth, a wealthy socialite from Chicago. Sanborn atta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Mercein Kelly
Eleanor Mercein Kelly (August 30, 1880 - October 11, 1968) was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. She wrote one biographical study, ''The Chronicle of a Happy Woman: Emily A. Davison'' (1928), but is best known for her romantic fiction, most of which was set in exotic locales. She was widely traveled, and used her travels as inspiration for her novels.Mainiero, Lina. "Eleanor Mercein Kelly." American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial times to the Present. Vol. 2. New York: Ungar, 1979. 441-42. Print. Four of her stories were adapted to film and one on Broadway. Life and career Early years Kelly, daughter of Thomas Royce Mercein and Lucy ''Schley'' Mercein, was born into a prominent and wealthy Milwaukee family. Prior to high school, Kelly attended the Seventh Ward school in Milwaukee, where she won first place in sight reading and had the highest general average in the school."Mrs. Kelly Talks About Life, Books." ''The Milwaukee Sentinel'', 28 Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Garver Jordan (May 9, 1865 – February 24, 1947) was an American journalist, author, editor, and suffragist, now remembered primarily for having edited the first two novels of Sinclair Lewis, and for her relationship with Henry James, especially for recruiting him to participate in the round-robin novel ''The Whole Family''. She was editor of ''Harper's Bazaar'' from 1900 to 1913. Life and work Jordan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to William Frank Jordan and Margaretta Garver, and was the first of their two daughters. She graduated from high school in 1884. After learning shorthand at business school, she began her journalistic career as women's page editor at '' Peck's Sun''. She then worked as a secretary to the Milwaukee superintendent of schools while contributing to the '' St. Paul Globe'' and ''Chicago Tribune''. In 1890, Jordan moved to New York City and began working at Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, the ''New York World''. Her first big break was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payne Erskine
Emma Payne Erskine (May 10, 1854 – March 4, 1924) was the author of several works of fiction around the turn of the 20th century, such as ''The Eye of Dread'' and ''The Mountain Girl''. She usually had a strong heroine figure, and her writing has been described as "genuinely American in feeling and treatment." A popular writer of her genre during her time, her romance novel, ''The Mountain Girl'', was a leading story in ''Ladies' Home Journal'' shortly after it was published. Early life In 1854, Erskine was born in Racine, Wisconsin Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 ..., to Alfred Payne and Olive Child. Alfred was an artist, which may have led to her portrayal of her main character's father in ''The Eye of Dread'' as an artist. She seems to have let her personal l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavia Camp Canfield
Flavia Camp Canfield (January 28, 1844 – August 12, 1930) was an American artist, author, and founder of the Columbus Federation of Women's Clubs. Early life Flavia Camp was raised in Black Earth, Wisconsin by her mother and step-father, the Congregational pastor Asa A. Allen, with a combined total of fifteen siblings, half-siblings, and step-siblings. She taught in a local school in her late teens, and went to the University of Wisconsin in 1863, the first year it admitted women. On June 24, 1873 she married James Hulme Canfield with whom she had a son and in 1879 a daughter Dorothy Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters *Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe .... Although she didn't speak any foreign languages, she made many trips to Europe with her daughter, for example studying art for a year in Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Ashman
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning " pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many different languages, including Maggie, Madge, Daisy, Margarete, Marge, Margo, Margie, Marjorie, Meg, Megan, Rita, Greta, Gretchen, and Peggy. Name variants Full name * ( Irish) * ( Irish) * ( Dutch), ( German), (Swedish) * ( English) Diminutives * ( English) * ( English) First half * (French) * ( Welsh) Second half * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Showerman
Grant Showerman Ph.D. (January 9, 1870 – November 13, 1935) was an American classical scholar. Career overview Grant Showerman was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin in 1870. He was educated at Carroll College and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he worked as instructor in Latin (1900–1909), and from 1909 until his death as professor of classics. Showerman House in Kronshage Hall is named after him. Works * ''With the Professor'', Henry Holt and Company, 1910. * ''Horace and His Influence,'' The Plimpton Press, 1922. * ''Eternal Rome,'' 2 Vol., Yale University Press, 1924. * ''Rome and the Romans; A Survey and Interpretation,'' The Macmillan Company, 1931. * ''Monuments and Men of Ancient Rome,'' D. Appleton-Century Company, 1935. Selected articles "Was Attis at Rome under the Republic?,"''Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association,'' Vol. XXXI, 1900. "Cicero's Appreciation of Greek Art,"''Transactions and Proceedings of the Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Schafer
Joseph Schafer (1867-1941) was the first academically trained historian in the U.S. state of Oregon. He studied with Frederick Jackson Turner, and chaired the history department at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ... from 1900 to 1920. He authored ''A History of the Pacific Northwest'' in 1905 and revised it in 1918; the book was considered the standard history of the region into the 1950s. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schafer, Joseph 1867 births 1941 deaths Academics from Oregon Historians of Oregon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Phillipps
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in '' Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred L
Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * ''Fred Claus'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * '' Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Grimm
George Grimm (September 11, 1859October 19, 1945) was an American judge, lawyer, and politician. He was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for 30 years and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly Biography Grimm was born in Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. He went to Jefferson Liberal Institute and to Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin. In 1879, Grimm received his law degree from University of Michigan Law School and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar. He practiced law in Jefferson, Wisconsin and was involved with farming and beekeeping. Grimm served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1887 and was a Republican. Grimm served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court The Wisconsin circuit courts are the general trial courts in the state of Wisconsin. There are currently 69 circuits in the state, divided into 10 judicial administrative districts. Circuit court judges hear and decide both civil and criminal case ... judge for Jefferson County from 1907 to 1937. Grimm died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
