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- 1, 1918) was an American educator and one of the leaders of the Kindergarten ... as an essential part of education in the United States. One of Kraus ...8 KB (1,080 words) - 04:10, 6 November 2022
- school, and kindergarten teacher, one of the leaders of the Kindergarten ... changed kindergarten education in the United States. Hill also became ...9 KB (1,385 words) - 16:48, 21 November 2022
- 1916) was an American educator, dedicated to the education of young children ... Susan Blow was born in St. Louis, Missouri, as the oldest of six children ...9 KB (1,286 words) - 23:57, 26 February 2023
- in 1923 in Nursing and Nursing Education in the United States. Goldmark was ... in the improvement of nursing education in the United States. Nursing training ...10 KB (1,535 words) - 02:16, 11 August 2022
- early twentieth-century American education. In 1921, Irwin founded ... Elisabeth Antoinette Irwin is regarded as a powerful force in the ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 16:14, 13 February 2024
- Category:Education The Fulbright Program including the Fulbright-Hays Program is a program ...11 KB (1,431 words) - 07:18, 15 April 2024
- Category:Education Parochial school is a term used (particularly in the United States ...12 KB (1,832 words) - 08:53, 18 November 2022
- She is famous for her promotion of higher education for women and progressive ... She was among the rare women who taught university level classes at ...10 KB (1,461 words) - 23:44, 3 December 2023
- and a women's rights activist, and the first woman in the United ... Blackwell was born in Bristol, England, the third of nine children ...7 KB (1,033 words) - 16:15, 13 February 2024
- Category:Education [[Image:Village school in Northern Bahr el Ghazal ... institution of higher education in the United States was Franklin ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 22:24, 7 January 2024
- worker, author, legislative advisor, and the first woman to serve as dean ... Edith Abbott was born into a family that believed in the ideals of ...7 KB (1,082 words) - 18:12, 12 February 2024
- Category:Education students for a college or university education. Some schools will also ...13 KB (1,906 words) - 22:22, 30 November 2022
- A critic of pragmatism and progressive education, he advocated educational ... William Chandler Bagley was born on March 15, 1874, in Detroit, Michigan ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 15:55, 7 May 2023
- Category:Education A Comprehensive school is a secondary educational ... of all public secondary education in the United States and many other ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891. During the American Civil War, Brown ... qualities, he used his political influence in private business dealings; ...6 KB (817 words) - 07:21, 10 August 2022
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {|class="infobox ... |Country || United States |- |University type || Private women's ...12 KB (1,555 words) - 19:50, 21 April 2023
- philosopher, and lexicographer. He served as the U.S. Commissioner of Education ... William Torrey Harris was born on September 10, 1835, in North Killingly ...12 KB (1,673 words) - 20:42, 13 May 2023
- Category:Education Middle school, also known as Junior High school, is a school in the ...19 KB (2,829 words) - 17:33, 9 November 2022
- worked with mentally handicapped children in France and the United States ... Saint Simon, and he regarded efforts to help the mentally challenged as a step ...10 KB (1,500 words) - 01:33, 16 January 2023
- Category:Education right|Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)]] ...18 KB (2,528 words) - 20:59, 3 May 2023
- Category:Education the building intended for indoor sports or exercise|gym ...14 KB (2,013 words) - 07:46, 10 January 2024
- 10, 1851) was an acclaimed American pioneer in the education of the deaf. ... preaching to serve those he perceived to be in greater need, the deaf. His ...11 KB (1,641 words) - 21:19, 30 April 2023
- meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high ... of all ages, including even college students in India; these schools cover ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 01:09, 7 April 2022
- was an American social worker and reformer, the pioneer of the social work ... the standard for social-work education in the United States. ...11 KB (1,518 words) - 19:20, 14 February 2023
- – April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived ... Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and attended ...13 KB (1,960 words) - 09:56, 28 September 2023
- Keio University (慶應義塾大学, Keiō Gijuku Daigaku), located ... Many research institutions, including the Institute of Cultural and ...12 KB (1,563 words) - 17:19, 5 October 2022
- was a American lawyer who played a role in dismantling the Jim Crow laws ... as it pertained to public education in the United States was the master ...10 KB (1,509 words) - 19:09, 4 December 2023
- Category:Education the type of school providing secondary education|gymnasium (school) ...13 KB (1,987 words) - 06:47, 28 July 2023
- October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was among the first female attorneys in ... Until her death in 1917, she worked tirelessly on behalf of the Universal ...11 KB (1,718 words) - 08:56, 27 September 2023
- a prominent law professor, and a signer of the United States Declaration ... Wythe, influenced by an education rooted in classical tradition, contributed ...9 KB (1,318 words) - 22:41, 24 November 2022
- Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark United States ... The decision was handed down by a vote of 7 to 1, with the majority ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 08:04, 24 November 2022
- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists ... ECOSOC has 54 members, elected by the General Assembly for staggered ...13 KB (1,735 words) - 11:44, 3 May 2023
- teacher and educational reformer, founder of the Kindergarten system in the ... Elizabeth Palmer Peabody was born in Billerica, Massachusetts on May ...11 KB (1,579 words) - 10:20, 21 January 2023
- Category:Education [[Image:BlgGym.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Modern indoor ... In most educational systems, physical education (PE), (also called ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 05:07, 24 November 2022
- Category:Education about educating gifted students, see Gifted education. [[Image:Teacher ...20 KB (2,954 words) - 19:10, 7 February 2023
- diplomat, an advocate of peace through education. The co-winner with Jane ... Butler was born on April 2, 1862, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to manufacturer ...14 KB (2,044 words) - 23:32, 14 November 2022
- for her forthright opinions on women’s education. Unlike her sisters, Catherine ... Beecher was born in East Hampton, New York, the oldest of 13 children ...8 KB (1,133 words) - 00:09, 1 December 2023
- organizations including Women and Children in Reduced Circumstances, the ... Rebecca Gratz was born on March 4, 1781, in Lancaster, Pensylvannia ...8 KB (1,118 words) - 01:42, 8 December 2022
- Category:Education is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory ...23 KB (3,445 words) - 10:17, 21 January 2023
- social worker who specifically focused on the advancement of child welfare ... One of four children, Grace Abbott was raised in a home environment ...7 KB (998 words) - 12:14, 24 January 2023
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges on a Liberal Arts curriculum, generally in undergraduate studies. Although ...23 KB (3,427 words) - 11:01, 7 March 2023
- :This article is about the publisher and soldier. For the United States ... 30, 1917) was an American newspaper mogul, the owner and editor-in-chief ...10 KB (1,489 words) - 20:43, 29 January 2022
- Category:Education [[Image:Landaff 1940s.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Teacher and student in ...20 KB (2,989 words) - 04:37, 27 February 2023
- Edutainment (also educational entertainment or entertainment-education ... Most often, edutainment seeks either to tutor in one or more specific ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 18:18, 12 February 2024
- Category:Education [[File:Walton Hall Pen&Ink.jpg|thumb|300 px ... institutions offering distance education in the United States have received ...17 KB (2,511 words) - 15:30, 29 January 2024
- The American Ballet Theatre (ABT), based in New York City, was one ... of size, scope and outreach. Launched in 1940, ABT annually tours the ...8 KB (1,230 words) - 02:53, 24 July 2023
- | location_country = United States | location = Reston, Virginia, United States | area_served = United States ...15 KB (2,010 words) - 04:19, 11 March 2023
- (June 2, 1731 O.S. — May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington ... George Washington took his oath of office in New York City on April ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 16:57, 6 December 2023
- The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government ... Arguably the single most important piece of legislation passed by ...10 KB (1,533 words) - 06:38, 16 November 2022
- Category:Education The term Community College is used almost exclusively in the United ...21 KB (3,019 words) - 00:18, 8 January 2024
- right|William Blackstone as illustrated in his Commentaries on the Laws ... an English jurist and professor who produced the historical and analytic treatise ...11 KB (1,662 words) - 15:40, 6 May 2023
- Serampore College, located in Serampore Town, in Hooghly District ... unable to retrieve. --> The Latin name of the college motto, Gloriam ...14 KB (1,875 words) - 09:54, 26 January 2023
- The food industry is the complex network of farmers and diverse businesses ... The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...10 KB (1,449 words) - 06:16, 1 April 2024
- 50 years, Taussig is credited with creating the foundations of modern international ... Taussig viewed economic problems not as independent entities but in ...7 KB (1,057 words) - 05:09, 9 April 2024
- reformer and social activist, leader of the women's suffrage movement ... Madeline McDowell, also known as Madge, was born on May 20, 1872, ...7 KB (1,006 words) - 04:55, 5 November 2022
- engineering, and transportation engineering. The term "civil engineering ... Most civil engineering projects today deal with the planning, construction ...12 KB (1,647 words) - 22:27, 10 December 2023
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ... The organization has 192 Member States and 6 Associate Members. Based ...15 KB (2,159 words) - 01:23, 3 May 2023
- matchmaker "Dolly Gallagher Levi" in David Merrick's production ... She was born in Newport News, Virginia, (also the birth place of legendary ...10 KB (1,596 words) - 07:09, 23 November 2022
- collections of folklore. He was also one of the first African-American professors ... Johnson was a prominent figure of the latter part of the Harlem Renaissance ...14 KB (1,983 words) - 14:28, 24 March 2023
- Category:Education [[Image:VictorianPostcard.jpg|thumb|right|350px ... Sex: The Battles over Sex Education in the United States. University of ...26 KB (3,715 words) - 19:51, 21 April 2023
- Category:Education This article deals with the government-funded school ... is the standard form of education in the United States and is provided ...32 KB (4,665 words) - 18:08, 14 April 2023
- Category:Education [[Image:Centro-fotografico-students.jpg|right|thumb ... for adults in vocational education in the United States.[https://www ...24 KB (3,446 words) - 06:19, 15 June 2023
- a museum, library, archive, zoo, and others. The term originates from the from ... as well as their own cultural heritage in historical and global contexts ...10 KB (1,517 words) - 06:45, 12 January 2024
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University ... coeducational, liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded ...12 KB (1,685 words) - 14:40, 3 May 2023
- A national library is a library specifically established by the government ... The first national libraries had their origins in the royal collections ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 04:12, 11 March 2023
- vocal advocate of gender equality, the wife of abolitionist Henry ... Stone was born on the August 13, 1818, on her family's Massachusetts ...11 KB (1,805 words) - 02:36, 5 November 2022
- socialist, and journalist. She worked with the National Consumers League ... Mary White Ovington was born on April 11, 1865 in Brooklyn, New York ...10 KB (1,387 words) - 16:15, 7 November 2022
- The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in ... The Presidential Medal of Freedom ranks second only to the Medal of ...9 KB (1,283 words) - 22:24, 30 November 2022
- 1873) was an American educator who created the McGuffey Readers, one of America ... William Holmes McGuffey was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 18:23, 17 April 2023
- The Common Rule is a federal policy governing the protection of human ... Initially fifteen Federal departments adopted the regulations in 1991 ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 18:58, 25 July 2021
- The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), operated by ... located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda ...13 KB (1,876 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University ... may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace - Psalms ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 01:44, 11 March 2023
- theory. Regarded as a founder of sociology in the United States, he believed ... Ross studied human nature in detail, regarding human beings as essential ...10 KB (1,419 words) - 18:20, 12 February 2024
- and sociologist, and first president of the American Sociological Association ... Lester Frank Ward was born in Joliet, Illinois, into the family of ...9 KB (1,301 words) - 22:02, 25 October 2022
- The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, popularly known ... The bureau was put into effect to protect the best interests of former ...13 KB (1,911 words) - 10:37, 11 April 2024
- Category:Education A school counselor is a counselor and educator who works in schools ...17 KB (2,422 words) - 08:00, 8 January 2024
- The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic ... The Deep South is a belt stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to west ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 08:36, 15 January 2023
- A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's ... Despite their diversity, rites of passage all serve the same purpose: ...15 KB (2,210 words) - 01:43, 15 December 2022
- pedagogue and historian, better known as the “Father of the Olympics ... He was the primary force in the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 ...10 KB (1,541 words) - 05:26, 24 November 2022
- Category:Education Progressive education is based on the belief that students learn best ...20 KB (2,991 words) - 23:07, 30 November 2022
- diplomat and conservative politician. He was the fourth secretary-general of ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- The Dublin Core metadata element set is a standard for cross-domain ... The term "Dublin" came from Dublin, Ohio, U.S., and "core ...13 KB (1,902 words) - 17:17, 12 February 2024
- Category:Education Bilingual education involves teaching all subjects ... Bilingual education in the United States focuses on English language ...32 KB (4,686 words) - 03:50, 1 October 2023
- was a German educator, famous for his work in children's education, ... Friedrich Fröbel was born in Oberweissbach near Rudolstadt in Thuringia ...15 KB (2,345 words) - 06:41, 15 April 2024
- 200px|Comenius on relief at school building in Dolany, Czech Republic.]] bishop, a religious refugee, and one of the earliest champions of universal ...15 KB (2,350 words) - 00:05, 8 January 2024
- Category:Education A high school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly ...27 KB (3,998 words) - 15:48, 25 January 2023
- institution (often a school of secondary education in Europe); a public hall ... The name “Lyceum” comes from a gymnasium near Athens in ancient ...14 KB (2,070 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- 1932), a Protestant, medical missionary from the United States, who later also ... Horace Newton Allen was born in Delaware, Ohio, on April 23, 1858 ...8 KB (1,205 words) - 15:02, 2 February 2024
- refers to a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea ... Hakdang and brother school, Paichai Hakdang, in 1886. Evangelical Protestant ...11 KB (1,562 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2024
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a global ... Formed in October 1948, the IUCN's headquarters is located in ...13 KB (1,829 words) - 13:27, 7 February 2023
- Category:Education Preschool education is education that focuses on educating children ...23 KB (3,350 words) - 00:32, 12 April 2023
- and politician who was for many years the voice of the young nation ... Born in South Africa, he excelled as a student of foreign languages ...12 KB (1,691 words) - 07:15, 13 June 2023
- Category:Education Home education, also called homeschooling or home ... Home education in the United States is governed by each individual ...29 KB (4,035 words) - 16:36, 1 March 2023
- Eastern Europe, as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division ... In some sources, Eastern Europe is defined as the nations bordered ...17 KB (2,344 words) - 17:40, 12 February 2024
- Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between a group ... Collective bargaining may take place through the vehicle of trade ...10 KB (1,423 words) - 22:33, 7 January 2024
- The Social Gospel is a Protestant Christian theological teaching that ... The foremost writer among proponents was the American Walter Rauschenbusch ...14 KB (2,040 words) - 21:44, 30 January 2023
- educator, and author, widely recognized as the founder of Reform Judaism ... Born in Bohemia, Wise was educated in Prague and Vienna, receiving ...16 KB (2,521 words) - 18:59, 7 March 2024
- The Ramakrishna Mission ( রামকৃষ্ণ মিশন Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897, who in 1893, when he attended the ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 00:33, 8 December 2022
- , was an American social reformer, a pioneer in the fields of child welfare ... Julia Clifford Lathrop was born on June 29, 1858 in Rockford, Illinois ...10 KB (1,507 words) - 21:08, 4 October 2022
- 22, 1965) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court ... Frankfurter was born in Vienna, Austria. His family emigrated to the ...8 KB (1,184 words) - 17:13, 26 March 2024
- Category:Education Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation ... in the context of medical education in the United States, is the historical ...23 KB (3,363 words) - 15:55, 11 August 2023
- and unconventional "Temple School" in Boston, as well as the utopian ... Amos Bronson Alcott was born on Spindle Hill in the town of Wolcott ...13 KB (1,941 words) - 17:22, 26 July 2023
- theory, and their applications to education. Hall was a strong believer in the scientific method and its application ...14 KB (1,985 words) - 07:30, 15 April 2024
- The HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership ... HJI offers professional training in the ministry, serving a wide spectrum ...14 KB (2,005 words) - 18:06, 1 December 2023
- The Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural ... The city's oldest private art gallery, it was founded by Washington ...7 KB (1,002 words) - 03:02, 8 January 2024
- (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was the founder of the American Red ... all I had, even with my life if need be; as the daughter of an accepted Mason ...14 KB (2,285 words) - 22:31, 10 December 2023
- The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by ... The organization's programs emphasize developing community level ...17 KB (2,502 words) - 11:42, 3 May 2023
- The late nineteenth century settlement movement, which began in London ... The settlement movement began in 1884, with the founding of London’s ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 10:06, 26 January 2023
- [[Image:Boys in red.jpg|right|thumb|250 px|Child laborers coming out ... Child labor is the employment of children under an age determined ...16 KB (2,455 words) - 15:28, 10 December 2023
- 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was one of the most prominent social reformers ... Willard was born in Churchville, New York to Josiah Flint and Mary ...7 KB (1,021 words) - 06:43, 1 April 2024
- Lisa Najeeb Halaby on August 23, 1951)) is the widow of the late King Hussein ... Elizabeth (Lisa) Najeeb Halaby was born in Washington, DC, of Arab ...15 KB (2,137 words) - 15:44, 7 December 2022
- his 1980 campaign, she was nominated as the U.S. ambassador to the United ... Jeane Duane Jordan was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, the daughter of an ...14 KB (1,976 words) - 01:05, 9 February 2023
- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against ... it came into force on September 3, 1981. The United States is the only ...11 KB (1,631 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- A workhouse or poorhouse is a publicly maintained facility for the ... Later laws, in particular the 1834 Poor Law, organized the parishes ...14 KB (2,160 words) - 23:59, 17 May 2023
- social worker and reformer. She was one of the "ladies of Halsted Street ... Florence Kelley was born on September 12, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...11 KB (1,660 words) - 17:41, 28 March 2024
- Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 – August 11, 1868), was a member ... Stevens was born in Danville, Vermont on April 4, 1792. He suffered ...9 KB (1,431 words) - 02:49, 19 April 2023
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {| class="infobox ... in the development of education in the United States, seven of them ...22 KB (3,102 words) - 01:07, 8 February 2023
- The National Consumers League (NCL), founded in 1899, is America& ... Despite increasing globalization of the market place since its inception ...10 KB (1,430 words) - 04:10, 11 March 2023
- significant and ingenious. Her popular Woman in the Nineteenth Century, published ... She grew up in the Unitarian Church and became friends with Ralph ...15 KB (2,322 words) - 03:55, 6 November 2022
- machinery, and so on. Modern trends in museology have broadened the ... visitors experience of aesthetics values of the works of art by observing ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- of Medicine, and Doctor of Divinity, was the inventor of the sport of basketball ... Ontario on November 6, 1861. James was the eldest son of Scottish immigrants ...14 KB (2,207 words) - 08:49, 18 March 2024
- into a pragmatic method for understanding the purposes of misbehavior in ... He saw the family as the first social setting in which education takes ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 21:05, 21 December 2022
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox University ... |name = The Open University |native_name = ...25 KB (3,516 words) - 10:35, 11 March 2023
- who was important for reintroducing the study of Chinese philosophy ... Born in 1895, Feng lived through a period of turmoil and transition ...13 KB (1,980 words) - 17:18, 26 March 2024
- writings on British common law served as the definitive legal texts for ... Coke's works served not only as the definitive legal texts of ...10 KB (1,545 words) - 18:22, 12 February 2024
- Order of Merit (OM), Privy Council of the United Kingdom (PC) (born ... She was the 155th Speaker to be elected. She had served as Deputy ...16 KB (2,349 words) - 18:00, 29 September 2023
- Category:Education [[Image:CircleOfFriends.jpg |thumbnail|250px|A group ... Outdoor education refers to organized learning that takes place in ...21 KB (3,090 words) - 05:58, 18 November 2022
- minister who opposed U.S. involvement in both World War I and World ... He believed steadfastly in the principles that he attested to. He ...11 KB (1,518 words) - 02:47, 16 November 2022
- was very concerned with American higher education, and was known for his ... Together with White Collar: The American Middle Classes (1951), written ...17 KB (2,453 words) - 08:08, 28 January 2024
- This article is part of the branches of CAM series. CAM Classifications ... and treat disease chiefly by assisting the body's innate capacity ...20 KB (2,831 words) - 04:22, 11 March 2023
- Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United ... In February 1926, Carter G. Woodson launched the celebration of "Negro ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 18:05, 31 October 2023
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University ... research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded ...22 KB (3,029 words) - 10:50, 19 December 2023
- theorist and publisher, and was probably the most influential man outside ... Firmly believing in the importance of education and the acquisition ...17 KB (2,582 words) - 07:16, 15 April 2024
- Category:Education [[Image:Musica 1488.jpg|thumb|250px|Early teaching ... Pedagogy, literally translated, is the art or science of teaching ...26 KB (3,614 words) - 17:11, 26 March 2023
- an American suffragist who was publicized in Gilded Age newspapers as a ... She is probably most famous for her declaration to run for the United ...11 KB (1,729 words) - 06:00, 8 May 2020
- was a Swedish diplomat and a member of the influential Wallenberg family ... He was born in Kappsta, Sweden, to Raoul Oscar Wallenberg (1888-1912 ...11 KB (1,744 words) - 00:37, 8 December 2022
- John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) is regarded as one ... activist. He lectured to audiences around the world, he supported the Hull ...20 KB (2,964 words) - 02:26, 9 February 2023
- Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (born April 30, 1651 in Reims; died ... In the process, he pioneered modern educational practices that eventually ...12 KB (1,857 words) - 19:49, 22 December 2022
- – November 18, 1886) was a politician of the United States who served as ... Arthur had been Collector of Customs for the Port of New York. He was appointed ...13 KB (1,928 words) - 18:32, 8 December 2023
- innovator, armaments manufacturer, and the inventor of dynamite. He owned ... == Early life and education == Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden ...8 KB (1,208 words) - 18:04, 20 July 2023
- Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York ... Originally called News-Week, the weekly magazine Newsweek was founded ...10 KB (1,451 words) - 23:24, 14 November 2022
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Case citation 347 U.S. 483 ... A companion case dealt with the constitutionality of segregation in ...25 KB (3,783 words) - 04:40, 22 November 2023
- Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce ... may include a situation that increases the likelihood a fire may start ...10 KB (1,424 words) - 19:52, 26 March 2024
- 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995) married into the Kennedy family and together ... Rose Kennedy raised children who sought to serve the greater purpose: ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 19:16, 16 December 2022
- Her innovative pedagogy emphasized the importance of an environment ... acquisition, and social relationships. The "Montessori Method," ...21 KB (3,176 words) - 04:11, 6 November 2022
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (abbreviated UDHR) is a ... Eleanor Roosevelt, first chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights ...26 KB (3,859 words) - 12:00, 3 May 2023
- attorneys, judges, and their law clerks in finding the legal resources ... The processes of legal research vary according to the country and ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 06:56, 4 March 2023
- 1995) was an American sociologist, a pioneer in mathematical sociology. He ... research, were unable to bring about the social changes he anticipated. ...15 KB (2,152 words) - 16:08, 8 February 2023
- and educator, most famous for his roles as the founder of Conservative Judaism ... Schechter came to England as a tutor of the future leader of Progressive ...13 KB (1,934 words) - 01:02, 4 February 2023
- A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which ... have a role as stewards of creation, have, in the ideal sense, a natural ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- quot;) is a written legal document used in various adversarial legal systems ... The brief was probably so called from its at first being only a copy ...13 KB (2,127 words) - 23:07, 20 November 2023
- – August 27, 1988, Ithaca, New York, United States) was a distinguished ... Black was born in Azerbaijan but grew up in London, England, where ...9 KB (1,265 words) - 00:54, 9 November 2022
- a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean ... Many consider Ahn Chang-ho to be one of the key moral and philosophical ...16 KB (2,495 words) - 06:55, 16 June 2023
- “One Who Yawns”; often spelled Goyathlay in English) (June 16, 1829 – ... Geronimo embodied the very essence of the Apache values—aggressiveness ...9 KB (1,410 words) - 07:39, 24 January 2023
- [[File:Cesare Beccaria in Dei delitti crop.jpg|thumb|Marquis of Beccaria]] and economist. His work was significant in the development of Utilitarianism ...11 KB (1,635 words) - 00:08, 4 December 2023
- Category:Education #039; Weekend" at Camp Becket of the Becket Chimney Corners YMCA ...14 KB (2,090 words) - 22:22, 26 February 2023
- of permissiveness. Neill deeply trusted in the ability of the student ... gives them ownership over their learning. The success of Summerhill suggests ...15 KB (2,308 words) - 07:05, 13 June 2023
- Category:Education jpg|right|thumb|250px|Rhodes House in Oxford, designed by Sir Herbert ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- diplomat, and philanthropist. He inherited the successful newspaper publishing ... Annenberg was born on March 13, 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Sarah ...16 KB (2,264 words) - 22:11, 3 May 2023
- was a Hungarian-born sociologist, one of the founding fathers of classical ... Karl Mannheim was born on March 27, 1893 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary ...10 KB (1,422 words) - 07:18, 5 October 2022
- Quaker poet and forceful advocate of the abolition of slavery in the ... John Greenleaf Whittier was born on December 17, 1807, the second ...11 KB (1,653 words) - 05:14, 3 August 2022
- Category:Education [[Image:WWII daycare Richmond CA.jpg|thumb|400 px ... The term day care or child care refers to the care of a child during ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 21:27, 29 March 2024
- and candidate for President of the United States. After 150 years ... dominate creation, and to subdue it and that the pursuit of knowledge—in ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 14:46, 28 March 2023
- was a French jurist and judge. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968 ... In addition to his intimate involvement in producing the UDHR, Cassin ...11 KB (1,759 words) - 04:06, 8 December 2022
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox University ... Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college that opened ...18 KB (2,711 words) - 23:29, 3 May 2023
- who made significant contributions to the classification of educational ... rather hard work. His studies showed that the most successful in their fields ...22 KB (3,277 words) - 09:17, 27 September 2023
- |popplace=United States (Nebraska) |rels=Christianity, other ... The Omaha tribe is a Native American tribe that currently reside in ...12 KB (1,854 words) - 00:35, 18 November 2022
- techniques. However, after a trip to the Soviet Union he began to distance ... One of the first American writers to use the stream of consciousness ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 04:56, 3 August 2022
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was ... During his tenure as president, Roberts pushed for European and United ...15 KB (2,161 words) - 07:38, 27 February 2023
- literary fame at age 17, after writing the poem, "Thanatopsis." ... In addition to his contribution to romantic poetry, his essays promoted ...13 KB (1,996 words) - 15:56, 7 May 2023
- established for charitable purposes only. The law favors charities because ... A charity goes beyond giving relief to the poor or homeless, extending ...17 KB (2,518 words) - 01:47, 4 December 2023
- Lawrence Kohlberg (October 25, 1927 – January 19, 1987) was born ... Lawrence Kohlberg grew up in a wealthy family and attended Phillips ...13 KB (2,017 words) - 19:19, 23 May 2023
- Category:Education [[Image:Modern school magazine.jpg|thumb|right|The ... Free schools have their roots in the anarchist Modern Schools of Spain ...28 KB (4,345 words) - 06:52, 23 January 2023
- Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth ... While Fillmore is considered by many as one of the lesser United States ...15 KB (2,217 words) - 17:59, 9 November 2022
- January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African-American to ... come to any sort of fruition, his tenure as the first black Justice to serve ...24 KB (3,985 words) - 17:24, 18 April 2023
- is famous for his successful application of the concept of microcredit, the ... other international honors, including the ITU World Information Society ...18 KB (2,630 words) - 01:49, 11 March 2023
- her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ... Overcoming the odds of poverty, racism and the loss of her father ...14 KB (2,054 words) - 23:31, 1 September 2023
- [[Image:Lillian Wald young in nurse uniform.jpg|thumb|Young Lillian ... an American nurse and social worker, active in the late nineteenth and early ...8 KB (1,096 words) - 01:43, 26 October 2022
- Category:Education Head Start is a program of the United States Department of Health ...18 KB (2,716 words) - 15:08, 25 January 2023
- The term felony is a term used in common law systems for very serious ... Whether a crime is grave or less serious, a crime is still an act ...15 KB (2,199 words) - 16:11, 5 April 2017
- February 21, 1919) was an American pioneer in the areas of feminism, abolitionism ... One of the first women in the country to be awarded a medical degree ...17 KB (2,716 words) - 16:01, 7 November 2022
- The American Colonization Society was founded in Liberia 1816 by Robert ... The society held close control over the development of Liberia until ...11 KB (1,715 words) - 03:32, 24 July 2023
- and politician and a founding father of the United States. He served as ... He was the only person to sign all four great state papers of the ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 02:41, 16 December 2022
- The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington ... Founded in January 1888, it has funded more than 7,500 scientific ...17 KB (2,345 words) - 04:11, 11 March 2023
- George Mason IV (December 11, 1725 – October 7, 1792) was a United ... George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which detailed ...8 KB (1,220 words) - 07:53, 11 November 2022
- Prohibition In the United States (1920-1933) was the era during which ... Many social problems have been attributed to the Prohibition era. ...13 KB (1,926 words) - 23:11, 30 November 2022
- he only lived for forty years, he became the most prominent American composer ... Starr wrote, "He was the first American composer to be hailed ...9 KB (1,339 words) - 07:55, 9 March 2023
- known as Pusan (Pusan; 부산; 釜山), is the largest port city in the Republic ... Busan became Korea’s first international port in 1876. Busan was ...19 KB (2,764 words) - 03:33, 7 December 2022
- The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded ... Neo-Platonists revived the academy in the late antiquity. Due to the ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 07:13, 14 June 2023
- Category:Education Academic freedom is the freedom of teachers, students, and academic ...23 KB (3,336 words) - 07:10, 14 June 2023
- Legal ethics is a branch of applied ethics, having to do with the ... In many places, lawyers are bound by an ethical code that is enforced ...17 KB (2,791 words) - 19:04, 25 October 2022
- He made significant contributions to Clinical Psychology. In his work ... He is considered by many "the father of industrial psychology ...13 KB (1,901 words) - 12:17, 4 February 2023
- A public library is a library that is open to the public and generally ... Public libraries exist in most nations of the world and are often ...23 KB (3,301 words) - 23:36, 2 December 2022
- an American psychologist, noted as a pioneer in cognitive psychology. He is ... Lewis Madison Terman was born on January 15, 1877, on a farm in Johnson ...14 KB (2,037 words) - 22:21, 25 October 2022
- In business, administration consists of the performance or management ... Early in the twentieth century, management came to be regarded as ...13 KB (1,727 words) - 06:01, 15 June 2023
- is marked by a close collaboration between the photographer and the subject. Her most famous photo appeared on the front cover of Rolling Stone ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 04:59, 31 July 2023
- Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the ... on their scope of practice and education. In the United States, a Licensed ...27 KB (3,663 words) - 10:11, 11 March 2023
- economist, a pioneer of Christian socialism in America, and one of the leaders ... Richard Theodore Ely was born in Ripley, New York, as the eldest of ...15 KB (2,225 words) - 20:55, 16 April 2023
- Philanthropy is the voluntary act of donating money or goods, or providing ... Philanthropy is the voluntary act of donating extensive financial ...10 KB (1,417 words) - 03:17, 24 November 2022
- Category:Education Category:Military [[Image:ROTCFTX1.jpg|thumb|right ... The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is a college-based ...25 KB (3,768 words) - 19:43, 16 April 2023
- The temperance movement attempted to greatly reduce the amount of ... Most of the biggest supporters in all countries have been women, often ...23 KB (3,290 words) - 05:37, 27 February 2023
- Francis Amasa Walker (July 2, 1840 – January 5, 1897) was a United ... However, later in his career Walker became rather narrow in his beliefs ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 04:48, 9 April 2024
- not only as a skilled aviator but also as the first African American woman ... by racial and gender discrimination in early twentieth-century America ...9 KB (1,369 words) - 17:27, 29 September 2023
- 25, 1974) was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of ... peace and other valuable qualities to bear in his efforts to resolve international ...14 KB (2,150 words) - 01:24, 3 May 2023
- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (October 29, 1938 - ) is the current President ... been elected to comparable office elsewhere in the world, so as the first ...17 KB (2,476 words) - 17:14, 13 February 2024
- The term digital divide refers to the gap between people with effective ... Various organizations and institutions including the United Nations ...29 KB (4,205 words) - 14:35, 29 January 2024
- Category:Education Category:Politics and social sciences ... |motto = Terras irradient (Let Them Give Light to the World) ...16 KB (2,313 words) - 06:57, 25 July 2023
- American psychologist, known for his work in child development. Bronfenbrenner ... Bronfenbrenner emphasized the importance of the social environments ...13 KB (1,861 words) - 13:45, 3 May 2023
- The May Fourth Movement (五四運動, 五四运动, wǔ sì yùn ... The May Fourth Movement led to the New Cultural Movement and a drastic ...15 KB (2,240 words) - 02:19, 9 November 2022
- 10, 1872) was a Governor of New York and United States Secretary of State ... Although Lincoln won the Republican presidential nomination over Seward ...12 KB (1,847 words) - 12:14, 8 May 2023
- Allan David Bloom (September, 14, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana – ... Allan Bloom was an only child born to social worker parents in Indianapolis ...22 KB (3,158 words) - 18:25, 21 July 2023
- Archives refer to a collection of records, and also refers to the ... Archives are made up of records which have been created during the ...30 KB (4,298 words) - 06:20, 12 August 2023
- recidivism in criminology and penology|recidivism in medicine|Recidivism ... or mode of behavior, most frequently used in conjunction with substance ...17 KB (2,512 words) - 01:44, 8 December 2022
- soldier from Virginia and a Confederate States Army general during the American ... known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in offensive ...16 KB (2,425 words) - 04:28, 31 July 2022
- ) is the capital, largest city, and the economic center of Qatar. ... Education has been a major focus of the Qatari government for many ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 16:36, 29 January 2024
- century German economist who believed in the "National System" ... List was born in Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany in 1789. Unwilling ...19 KB (2,994 words) - 11:05, 11 April 2024
- A blue law, in the United States and Canada, is a type of law designed ... ==Coining the term "Blue Law"== The term blue law may have ...11 KB (1,685 words) - 23:53, 11 January 2023
- unicycles, balls, barrels, and/or poles. The performance of acrobatics ... Acrobats were greatly admired in ancient China, Egypt, and the Minoan ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 05:38, 15 June 2023
- chemist and industrialist who emmigrated to the United States in 1799 and ... has had a major impact on American affairs. The DuPont Company was a major ...10 KB (1,478 words) - 21:44, 29 December 2021
- and activist who became famous as one of the survivors of the sinking of ... Margaret Tobin was born in Hannibal, Missouri, one of six children ...10 KB (1,600 words) - 03:54, 6 November 2022
- John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth President ... a result, most of his cabinet resigned, and the Whigs, dubbing him His Accidency ...15 KB (2,215 words) - 07:59, 3 August 2022
- :This article refers to the South Korean private university. For the ... /) a private, coeducational university located in Seoul, South Korea ...28 KB (3,704 words) - 21:29, 4 June 2023
- an American woman who is said to have sewn the first American flag. Three ... and Rebecca James Griscom (1721–1793) on the Griscom family farm in Gloucester ...12 KB (1,832 words) - 18:00, 29 September 2023
- Ethical Culture is a nontheistic religion established by Felix Adler ... In adhering to its social and moral imperatives, the Ethical Culture ...16 KB (2,476 words) - 04:32, 22 March 2024
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University ... free=19 teams in 11 sports| colors=Oxford Blue and Forest Green| ...19 KB (2,571 words) - 17:43, 30 January 2024
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox University ... |country = United States |coor = ...28 KB (3,869 words) - 19:30, 7 February 2024
- Category:Education [[Image:Playground.jpg|thumb|250 px|A children& ... rink, a basketball court, or a tether ball. The "playscape" is a ...16 KB (2,295 words) - 08:03, 24 November 2022
- support to other organizations, or provide the sole source of funding for ... A philanthropic foundation is a way to live for the sake of others ...18 KB (2,622 words) - 14:49, 28 March 2023
- Category:Education Category:Law Category:Sociology taken to eliminate discrimination—whether in employment, housing, or education—but ...23 KB (3,279 words) - 20:11, 7 July 2023
- for nonviolent social change, and one of the most influential American ... as a "cheery elf," rather than the common image of the austere ...17 KB (2,608 words) - 06:30, 15 January 2023
- | location = New York, New York, United States | origins = ... The Ford Foundation is a charitable foundation incorporated in Michigan ...17 KB (2,437 words) - 06:20, 1 April 2024
- Category:Education Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University ... |motto=Veritas vos liberabit(The truth shall make you free) ...28 KB (4,118 words) - 19:30, 4 May 2024
- 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second secretary-seneral of ... As secretary-general, Hammarskjöld took the stance that he was not ...15 KB (2,373 words) - 07:44, 12 January 2024
- a professional who practices medicine with the purpose of promoting, maintaining ... Both the role of the physician and the meaning of the word itself ...29 KB (3,911 words) - 19:59, 15 May 2020
- demeanor and advocacy of liberal causes in the Democratic party. From ... At the close of his life, Stevenson was respected by people of all ...19 KB (2,784 words) - 06:00, 15 June 2023
- Foster care is a system by which a certified, stand-in parent, or ... Others, however, may last for years. If the biological parents terminate ...21 KB (3,334 words) - 06:37, 1 April 2024
- A Pulitzer Prize is an award regarded as the highest national honor ... legacy, his effort to establish and maintain the highest standards in the profession ...15 KB (2,254 words) - 23:45, 2 December 2022
- a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians ... Margaret Chase was born in Skowhegan, Maine, on December 14, 1897 ...14 KB (2,161 words) - 08:31, 10 March 2023
- to specific patron groups, especially in private academic institutions ... For example, the University of Virginia Library provides access to ...18 KB (2,494 words) - 19:07, 10 November 2022
- novels and plays reveal his views of the universal truths in human ... He won the three Pulitzer Prizes (both fiction and drama), numerous ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 23:01, 30 April 2023
- ) is an international energy corporation with its headquarters located ... The history of ConocoPhillips encompasses the entire history of the ...24 KB (3,330 words) - 18:20, 6 June 2023
- The United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA ... NARA has been active in digitizing their holdings to make them easily ...18 KB (2,561 words) - 01:36, 11 November 2022
- well-known American jurist and a justice on the United States Supreme Court ... The decisions of past jurists and legislators may or may not have ...12 KB (1,848 words) - 09:56, 28 September 2023
- Gabriela Mistral (April 7, 1889 – January 11, 1957) was the pseudonym ... Mistral published over 30 collections of poetry in her lifetime. Some ...12 KB (1,797 words) - 07:38, 15 April 2024
- Obscenity is either the state of being lewd and indecent, or something ... Still, most societies regard the existence of standards defining what ...14 KB (2,133 words) - 19:55, 17 November 2022
- Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues ... The family unit is not only the site of reproduction of the human ...12 KB (1,794 words) - 00:38, 25 March 2024
- Category:Education [[File:Figure 5 Literacy has rapidly spread Reading the past writing ...24 KB (3,587 words) - 04:28, 29 October 2022
- `Aflāq) (1910 – June 23, 1989) was the ideological founder of Ba’athism ... The Ba'th Party (also spelled Baath or Ba'ath; Arabic: حزب ...9 KB (1,421 words) - 17:09, 9 November 2022
- The State of Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region ... intertwining many different traditions. The southern and central parts ...21 KB (2,995 words) - 02:46, 15 August 2023
- Category:Education Building or "Castle" on the National Mall serves as the ...22 KB (3,235 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2023
