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May Alden Ward
May Alden Ward (March 1, 1853 - January 14, 1918) was an American author known for her biographies of such writers as Petrarch and Dante. Biography She was born May Alden in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, one of three children of Prince William Alden (a merchant and banker) and Rebecca (Neal) Alden. She was a descendant of Captain John Alden, who came to America on the Mayflower. She early developed an interest in literature and languages and by the age of 16 was contributing articles to a Cincinnati periodical. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1872 at the age of 19 and a year later married William G. Ward, who held various academic positions over his career including history professor at Baldwin Wallace University, Baldwin University near Cleveland and later English literature professor at Syracuse University in New York and at Emerson College in Boston. Ward traveled for two years in Europe to continue her study of Italian, French, and German literature. In 1887, she publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAY ALDEN WARD A Woman Of The Century (page 758 Crop)
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days. May is a month of Spring (season), spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States (Memorial Day) and Canada (Victoria Day) that ends on Labor Day, the first Monday of September. May (in Latin, ''Maius'') was named for the Greek goddess Maia (mythology), Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the ''maiores,'' Latin for "elders," and that the following month (June) is named for the ''iuniores,'' or "young people" (''Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
