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Alice Paul Biography

Alice PaulactivistBorn: 1/11/1885Birthplace: Moorestown, N.J. Raised a Quaker, Paul graduated from Swarthmore College in 1905 and studied at the New York School of Social Work. From 1906 to…

Paul Dresser Biography

Paul DressersongwriterBorn: 4/22/1858Birthplace: Terre Haute, Ind. Born John Paul Dreiser, Jr., Dresser was the fourth of 13 children and the older brother of famous author Theodore Dreiser…

Paul Cuffe Biography

Paul Cuffe ship captain, merchant, and abolitionistBorn: January 17, 1759 Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Mass.   Paul Cuffe was born in colonial Massachusetts as a free Black person. Cuffe's mother was…

Paul Brown Stadium

Cincinnati, Ohio Built in 2000 by NBBJ by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Paul Brown Stadium as one of America's Favorite Structures, based…

Brewer's: Paul's Man

(A). A braggart; a captain out of service, with a long rapier; so called because St. Paul's Walk was at one time the haunt of stale knights. Jonson called Bobadil (q.v.) a Paul's man.…

Brewer's: Paul's Pigeons

The boys of St. Paul's School, London. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Paul's WalkersPaul's Man A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

Brewer's: Paul's Walkers

Loungers who frequented the middle of St. Paul's, which was the Bond Street of London up to the time of the Commonwealth. (See Ben Jonson's Every Man out of his Humour, where are a variety…

Brewer's: Paul of the Cross

Paul Francis, founder of the Passionists. (1694-1775.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Paul's ManPaul the Hermit A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Brewer's: Paul the Hermit

(St.) is represented as an old man, clothed with palm-leaves, and seated under a palm-tree, near which are a river and loaf of bread. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…