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Apr 9, 2024 · Portrait of Jane Addams, from a charcoal drawing by Alice Kellogg Tyler of 1892. Source: Addams: Twenty Years at Hull House (1910), p. 114 Laura Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, philosopher, and author.
2 days ago · The Watergate scandal was a significant political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation. It originated from attempts by the Nixon administration to conceal its involvement in the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee ...
3 days ago · Elise Marie Stefanik ( / stəˈfɑːnɪk / stə-FAH-nick; born July 2, 1984) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district. As chair of the House Republican Conference since 2021, she is the fourth-ranking House Republican. Stefanik's district covers most of the North Country and the ...
Mar 26, 2024 · G. Gordon Liddy (born November 30, 1930, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died March 30, 2021, Fairfax county, Virginia) American political operative and a mastermind of the break-ins that led to the Watergate scandal, which ultimately resulted in the resignation of U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon. Later, Liddy became a successful right-wing radio talk-show ...
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6 days ago · Watergate scandal, interlocking political scandals of the administration of U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate office-apartment-hotel complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972. On August 9, 1974, facing likely impeachment ...
Apr 10, 2024 · The Color Purple, novel by Alice Walker, published in 1982. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983, making Walker the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer for fiction. A feminist work about an abused and uneducated African American woman’s struggle for empowerment, The Color Purple was praised for the depth of its female characters and for its eloquent use of Black English Vernacular.
Mar 28, 2024 · He and his wife Sarah (Weber) Addams had nine children, including Alice Haldeman and social activist Jane Addams. Addams became active in state politics and eventually served as an eight-term Illinois State Senator, from 1854 to 1870. In 1863 his wife, Sarah, died and he was remarried in 1868 to Anna Haldeman, herself a widow.
