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    Victoria C. Woodhull

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    I first heard of her in the seventh grade. Her defiance of social convention completely captivated my adolescent imagination. No American woman before or...

    Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794)

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    Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre was born in Arras on the 6th May 1758. The son of a lawyer, he was educated in Paris...

    Frederick Douglass: Slavery to Freedom

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    Born a slave in 1818, his mistress began teaching Frederick Douglass to read until her husband stopped her. So, he self-taught, and escaped to...

    Alexander The Great

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    Born in July of 356 BC in Pella, Macedon, Alexander The Great was one of the most successful military commanders in all of history....

    Blessed Clemens August von Galen: The Lion of Munster

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    Not long ago, my mother and I discussed a relative my Great-Grandmother used to speak of: a Cardinal in the family, back in Germany....

    King’s Counsellor: A Review

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    Following the great success of the film. 'The King's Speech' it is interesting to take a look behind the scenes of the Royal Household...

    The Rise, Reign and Fall of Anne Boleyn, Part 3

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    Campeggio's court in England was a scene of great pomp and ceremonial, and of great drama as well. He and Wolsey, as Papal representatives,...

    History’s Wild Women: Cleopatra – Queen of Kings

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    The death of Julius Caesar ushered in a period of anarchy and civil war in Rome. In order to restore peace, the Second Triumvirate...

    George Westinghouse, Inventor

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    His air brakes and other railroad signal and safety inventions made rail transport faster, safer, and more efficient. George Westinghouse was a prolific inventor. In...

    The Life of Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I A Woman? Part 2

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    An accounting of Sojourner’s struggles immediately following hr emancipation. Isabelle returned to Van Wagener’s abode on the condition that he pay her a sum of...
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