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Mrs. I. Lowenberg
Mrs. I. Lowenberg (, Bettie Lilienfeld; December 11, 1845 – December 1924) was an American author, clubwoman, reformer, and socialite. Born in Alabama and educated in Missouri, she removed to San Francisco, California in 1860 and spent the rest of her life there. Lowenberg was the founder of San Francisco's Philomath Club, the first club in the world composed of Jewish women with a regularly adopted constitution. Her essays focused on various topics, especially on peace and arbitration. All three of her novels advocated for various types of reform. Early life and education Bettie Lilienfeld was born December 11, 1845, in Prairie Bluff, Alabama, near Mobile, Alabama, Mobile. Her parents, William and Pauline (Levy) Lilienfeld, had immigrated from Prussia and Germany. Bettie's siblings were Jane, Anice, Emma, and Alfred. She received her education at the convent of St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church (Cape Girardeau, Missouri), St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, Cape Girardeau, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prairie Bluff, Alabama
Prairie Bluff, also known as Dale and Daletown, is a ghost town in Wilcox County, Alabama. History Prairie Bluff first appeared on maps in 1819, the same year that Alabama was admitted to the Union as a state. It was listed erroneously as Prairie Blue on Fielding Lucas' ''Geographic, Statistical, and Historical Map of Alabama'', printed in Philadelphia in 1822. However, another of Lucas' Alabama maps, also printed in 1822, lists it as Prairie Bluff. It is interchangeably listed as Dale, Daletown, or Prairie Bluff on subsequent maps from the 1830s until the mid-1850s, after which time Prairie Bluff is the only name used. It disappeared from maps altogether around 1900. The historic Greek-Revival style Dale Masonic Lodge No. 25 in Camden, completed in 1848, was originally established in what was known as Dale during 1827. The members voted to move their lodge during the 1840s to the county seat in Camden, incorporated in 1842. The county seat had been a short distance from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |