hide
Named Entity Searches
hide
Matching Documents
The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.
Document | Max. Freq | Min. Freq | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
View all matching documents... |
Your search returned 477 results in 325 document sections:
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gage , Matilda Joslyn 1826 -1898 (search)
Gage, Matilda Joslyn 1826-1898
Social reformer; born in Cicero, N. Y., March 24, 1826; was an active writer and speaker on behalf of woman's suffrage and the abolition of slavery.
In 1872 she was elected president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association.
In connection with Susan B. Anthony (q. v.) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (q. v.) she wrote The history of woman suffrage, and independently Woman as an inventor.
She died in Chicago, Ill., March 18, 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garlington , Ernest A. 1853 - (search)
Garlington, Ernest A. 1853-
Military officer; born in Newberry Court-house, S. C., Feb. 20, 1853; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1876; commanded the Greeley Relief Expedition in 1883 (see Arctic exploration) ; was inspector-general of a cavalry division in Cuba in 1898, and participated in the siege of Santiago.
His publications include Historical sketches of the 7th cavalry Regiment; Cavalry outposts, Advance and rear Guards; Reconnoissance, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gobin , John P. S. 1837 - (search)
Gobin, John P. S. 1837-
Lawyer; born in Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 26, 1837; attained the rank of brevet brigadier-general of volunteers in the Civil War; was elected commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1897; commissioned a majorgeneral of volunteers in 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gould , Helen Miller 1868 - (search)
Gould, Helen Miller 1868-
Philanthropist; born in New York City, June 20, 1868; daughter of Jay Gould; has been actively associated with benevolent work.
When the war with Spain began in 1898 she gave the United States government $100,000 to be used at the discretion of the authorities.
She was also actively identified with the Woman's National War Relief Association and freely contributed to its work.
When the sick, wounded, and convalescent soldiers from Cuba were taken to Camp Wikoff on Long Island, she gave her personal services and also $25,000 for needed supplies.
Among her other benefactions are $250,000 to the University of New York for a new library (secretly given in 1895), and later $60,000 for additional cost; $60,000 to Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N. J.; $10,000 for the engineering school of the University of New York; $8,000 to Vassar College; $100,000 to the University of New York for a Hall of Fame; $250,000 for the erection of a Presbyterian church at Rox
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grand army of the republic , the. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grant , Frederick Dent 1850 - (search)