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Title pagesecond (posthumous) edition of Anne Bradstreet's poems, 1678. American poetry refers to the poetry of the United States.It arose first as efforts by American colonists to add their voices to English poetry in the 17th century, well before the constitutional unification of the Thirteen Colonies (although a strong oral tradition often likened to poetry already existed among Native ...
The American Missionary Association ( AMA) was a Protestant -based abolitionist group founded on September 3, 1846 (177 years ago) in Albany, New York. The main purpose of the organization was abolition of slavery, education of African Americans, promotion of racial equality, and spreading Christian values. Its members and leaders were of both ...
The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back at least to medieval times. [1] [2] [3] Some predecessors of football may date back to ancient Greece and Rome, and similar games were played in ancient China and Japan. [4] The history of football in Britain dates at least to the eighth century CE.
The American Dialect Society ( ADS ), founded in 1889, is a learned society "dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it." [4] The Society publishes the academic journal American Speech .
The American Association of University Women ( AAUW ), officially founded in 1881, [1] is a non-profit organization that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. [2] [3] The organization has a nationwide network of 170,000 members and supporters, [3] 1,000 local branches, [3] and 800 college and university ...
Motion Picture Association of America (1945-2019) The Motion Picture Association ( MPA) [1] [2] is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ( MPPDA) and known as the ...
Michel Alaux. Eva Allen Alberti. Frater Albertus. Sophia Alcorn. Pauline Alderman. Chester Holmes Aldrich. Vic Aldridge. Frances Alexander (politician) Kathryn Alexander.
