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(Encyclopedia) Court of Justice of the European Union, judicial institution of the European Union (EU). Located in Luxembourg, it was founded in 1958 as the joint court for the three treaty…Grimké, Angelina Emily
(Encyclopedia) Grimké, Angelina EmilyGrimké, Angelina Emilygrĭmˈkē [key], 1805–79, American abolitionist and advocate of women's rights, b. Charleston, S.C. Converted to the Quaker faith by her elder…Women's Suffrage and the Constitution: Introduction
DecicationTable of ContentsIntroduction No effort is made in the following pages to present an argument for woman suffrage. No careful observer of the modern trend of human affairs,…The Congress of Women: The Higher Education of Women
Professions and Occupations Op...The Higher Education of Women On the Continent of Europe women are admitted to the universities in Italy, France, Belgium Holland, Switzerland, Spain,…The Congress of Women: George Meredith's Novels
by Miss Margaret Windeyer The Pacific NorthwestThe Nineteenth CenturyGeorge Meredith's Novels Miss Margaret Windeyer is a native of New South Wales, Australia. She was born in 1866 at…Coffin, William Sloane, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924–2006, American Protestant social activist, b. New York City, nephew of Henry Sloane Coffin. Strongly influenced by the social philosophy of Reinhold…Harlan, John Marshall, 1899–1971, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
(Encyclopedia) Harlan, John Marshall, 1899–1971, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1955–71), b. Chicago; grandson of John Marshall Harlan. He received his law degree from New York Law…Hertzberg, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Hertzberg, Arthur, 1921–2006, American rabbi, scholar, and Jewish community leader, b. Poland. His family emigrated to the United States in 1926. He attended Johns Hopkins, the Jewish…Clark, Kenneth Bancroft
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914–2005, American psychologist and educator, b. Panama Canal Zone, grad. Howard (B.A., 1935) and Columbia (Ph.D., 1940). Clark taught psychology at Howard (…Dworkin, Andrea
(Encyclopedia) Dworkin, Andrea, 1946–2019, American feminist writer and activist, b. Camden, N.J., B.A. Bennington College, 1968. A fierce opponent of pornography and of violence against women, she…