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Hiram PRICE, Congress, IA (1814-1901)

PRICE, Hiram, a Representative from Iowa; born in Washington County, Pa., January 10, 1814; attended the common schools; was engaged in agricultural pursuits on his father’s farm for several…

Women's History Month

A celebration of women's many accomplishments The women of the U.S. Supreme Court Source: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Women's History Month Nobel Winning…

Seneca Falls Declaration (1848)

The convention at Seneca Falls, New York, in July 1848, was organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, two Quakers whose concern for women's rights was aroused when Mott, as a woman,…

LeBaron Bradford COLT, Congress, RI (1846-1924)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1924Party: RepublicanCOLT, LeBaron Bradford, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Dedham, Dedham County, Mass., June 25, 1846; attended the public schools and…

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

(Encyclopedia) Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815–1902, American reformer, a leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Johnstown, N.Y. She was educated at the Troy Female Seminary (now Emma Willard School…

Stanley MATTHEWS, Congress, OH (1824-1889)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1879Party: RepublicanMATTHEWS, Stanley, (uncle of Henry Watterson), a Senator from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 21, 1824; attended the public schools;…

John SHERMAN, Congress, OH (1823-1900)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1877; 1881-1897Party: Republican; RepublicanSHERMAN, John, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, on May 10, 1823;…

William WINDOM, Congress, MN (1827-1891)

Senate Years of Service: 1870-1871; 1871-1881; 1881-1883Party: Republican; Republican; RepublicanWINDOM, William, a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Belmont County, Ohio,…

Thomas Collier PLATT, Congress, NY (1833-1910)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1881; 1897-1909Party: Republican; RepublicanPLATT, Thomas Collier, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., July 15, 1833…