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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1860-1935, American feminist and reformer, b. Hartford, Conn.; great-granddaughter of Lyman Beecher . Prominent as a lecturer and writer on the labor movement and feminism, she edited the Forerunner, a liberal journal. She wrote many works on social and economic problems... Read more
Daniel Coit Gilman
Daniel Coit Gilman 1831-1908, American educator, first president of Johns Hopkins Univ. , b. Norwich, Conn., grad. Yale, 1852. After serving as attaché (1853-55) of the American legation at St. Petersburg, he returned to Yale and was active in planning and raising funds for the founding of ... Read more
Fernando de Rojas
Fernando de Rojas , 1465?-1541?, Spanish writer. Scanty records show him to have practiced law at Salamanca. He wrote La Celestina, published anonymously in 1499. An extended novel, in 22 acts, it is a graphic description of human passion recounted in exquisite Renaissance prose. It is considered ... Read more
James Dwight Dana
James Dwight Dana 1813-95, American geologist, mineralogist, and naturalist, b. Utica, N.Y., grad. Yale, 1833. His studies of the S Pacific, NW United States, Europe, and elsewhere led to changes in ideas on mountain building, volcanism, and the origin of the continents and oceans. In 1837, Dana pu... Read more
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov , 1860-1904, Russian short-story writer, dramatist, and physician, b. Taganrog. The son of a grocer and grandson of a serf, Chekhov earned enduring international acclaim for his stories and plays. His early works, broad humorous sketches and tales published under a pseudonym,... Read more
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834, English poet and man of letters, b. Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire; one of the most brilliant, versatile, and influential figures in the English romantic movement. Early Life The son of a clergyman, Coleridge was a precocious, dreamy child. He attended Chri... Read more
Herman Melville
Herman Melville 1819-91, American author, b. New York City, considered one of the great American writers and a major figure in world literature. Early Life and Works Born into an impoverished family of distinguished Dutch and English colonial descent, Melville was 12 when his father died.... Read more
Nobel Prizes
Nobel Prizes Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E... Read more
Western drama
Western drama plays produced in the Western world. This article discusses the development of Western drama in general; for further information see the various national literature articles. Greek Drama The Western dramatic tradition has its origins in ancient Greece. The precise evolution ... Read more

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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Gilman, Charlotte Perkins (1860–1935...revivalist Lyman Beecher, Charlotte Perkins Gilman grew up in poverty after her father left...and withheld economic support. So began Gilman's lifelong attention to women's dependence...
Daniel Coit Gilman
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Daniel Coit Gilman An educator and pioneer in the American university movement, Daniel Coit Gilman (1831-1908) today remains recognized for...first major graduate schools. Daniel Coit Gilman was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on July...
Alfred Goodman Gilman
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Alfred Goodman Gilman 1941-, American biochemist, b. New...facilitates communication within the cell, Gilman uncovered the chemical nature of the transducer...cellular amplifier systems. The findings of Gilman and Rodbell have been medically significant...
Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was a writer and lecturer who tried to...examined courtship, Charlotte married George Houghton Gilman, her first cousin. They lived happily until 1934 when...
Gilman, Charlotte (Anna) Perkins
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Gilman, Charlotte (Anna) Perkins (1860–1935), born in Connecticut, American feminist and journalist, and author of...
Jonas Gilman Clark
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Jonas Gilman Clark 1815-1900, founder of Clark Univ., b. Hubbardston, Mass. After a long career in business and finance, he became...
Gilman, Daniel Coit
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Gilman, Daniel Coit (1831–1908), founder of the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale, was professor of geography there...
Gilman, Caroline Howard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Gilman, Caroline Howard (1794–1888), born and reared in Massachusetts, came to know and love the South when her husband...
Charles Gilman Norris
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Charles Gilman Norris see Norris, Frank .
Lawrence Gilman
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Lawrence Gilman 1878-1939, American music critic and author, b. Flushing, N.Y. He was music critic for Harper's Weekly (1901-13...

Dictionary entries related to "Gilman,"

Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology Gilman, Charlotte Perkins (1860–1935) Gilman was an American writer who published a huge range of work...works, and also some contemporary radical feminists, Gilman suggests an analogy between women's social situation...
Gilman, Harold
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Gilman, Harold (1876–1919). British...Spencer Gore became a close friend. In 1907 Gilman met Sickert and became one of the leading...Sickert in 1914 (see NEO-REALISM ). Gilman travelled fairly extensively (Odessa...
Gilman, Arthur Delavan
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Gilman, Arthur Delavan (1821–82). American architect. Much influenced by contemporary trends in England and France...
Johns Hopkins University
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...university's first president, Daniel Coit Gilman, launched what many at the time considered...To implement his educational plan, Gilman recruited internationally known luminaries...1880s stock market. In 1889, President Gilman put forth a national plea for a "man...
Remsen, Ira
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...attracted the attention of Daniel Coit Gilman, first president of the new Johns Hopkins University, and in 1876 Remsen accepted Gilman ’ s offer of a professorship...Johns Hopkins, and in 1901 he succeeded Gilman as president of the university. Despite...
Laboratories
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...morally solid citizens. Under Daniel Coit Gilman's leadership, the new university hired...it was inseparable from teaching. As Gilman once explained, "in the hunt for truth...teaching that Remsen expressed dismay when Gilman left Hopkins to become the first president...
Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...400, of which 3,776 lived on the reservation. BIBLIOGRAPHY Gilman, Carolyn, and Mary Jane Schneider. The Way to Independence...Introduction. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1986. Carolyn Gilman See also Tribes: Great Plains .
Camden Town Group
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...originally Walter Bayes , Robert Bevan , Malcolm Drummond , Harold Gilman , Charles Ginner , Spencer Gore (president), J. D. Inness...of colour became characteristic of others, notably Bevan, Gilman, Ginner, and Gore. These four best represent a distinctive...
Unsafe at Any Speed
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...convince the public that capitalism itself contained flaws, but did result in greater consumer protection in one specific industry. Nils Gilman See also Automobile Safety ; Consumer Protection ; National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act .
Neo-Realism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Neo-Realism. An aesthetic philosophy developed by Harold Gilman and Charles Ginner in 1913. They exhibited together under the...the catalogue of the 1981–2 Arts Council Harold Gilman exhibition, Andrew Causey writes that ‘Neo-Realism...

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Diane Gilman forms CIC, a contemporary firm. (clothing designer founds sportswear firm) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/24/1992; ; 700+ words ; NEW YORK -- Designer Diane Gilman, formerly affiliated with Pacific...a contemporary sportswear company. Gilman said first-year sales of CIC...want to pay bridge prices. In May, Gilman parted ways with Pacific Silk, a sportswear...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Her Progress Toward Utopia with Selected Writings.
Magazine article from: Studies in the Novel; 12/22/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...Feminist Press in 1973, Charlotte Perkins Gilman has been resurrected from the footnote...writers attract more attention than Gilman nowadays, a canonization epitomized by the recent founding of an academic Gilman Society, the publication by the University...
Gilman Scholarship Program is Breaking the Ceiling on Diversity in Study Abroad.
M2 Presswire; 11/18/2008; 700+ words ; ...November 2008-US Department of State: Gilman Scholarship Program is Breaking the Ceiling...Spokesman Washington, DC -- The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, sponsored...undergraduate students. More than 800 Gilman Scholarships were awarded in academic...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Optimist Reformer.(Review)
Magazine article from: Utopian Studies; 3/22/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...and Val Gough, eds. Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Optimist Reformer. Iowa City: University...Allen sums up the reason Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Optimist Reformer is so unique: "The bulk of Gilman scholarship is literary in provenance...
Samuel Gilman.
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 7/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...LANCASTER - Dr. Samuel F. "Doc" Gilman, 85, of Main Street, Lancaster...surrounded by his family. Dr. Gilman was born in Everett, on April 17, 1924, the son of Winifred (Chisholm) Gilman and William S.F. Gilman. Dr...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Optimist Reformer
Magazine article from: Legacy; 4/30/2001; ; 700+ words ; Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Optimist Reformer Edited by Jill Rudd...first international Charlotte Perkins Gilman conference in Liverpool in June 1995...collection of fourteen essays attests to Gilman's intellectual versatility, the growing...
GOP's Gilman eyes party shift to save seat.(NATION)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 6/6/2002; 700+ words ; ...New York Republican Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman is considering switching parties in the...state legislature yesterday breaks Mr. Gilman's congressional district into four parts...York Assembly, promised to support Mr. Gilman if he joined the Democrats. "I'm considering...
Dr. Alfred Gilman Named Chief Scientific Officer of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Business Wire; 4/23/2009; 700+ words ; AUSTIN, Texas -- Alfred G. Gilman, M.D., Ph.D., renowned scientist...I am thrilled that someone of Dr. Gilman's professional stature has agreed to...executive director of the agency. "Dr. Gilman is one of few Nobel Laureates in Physiology...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Yellow Newspaper
Magazine article from: Legacy; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; In November 1909, Charlotte Perkins Gilman began publishing the Forerunner, the...sensational press: In the first verse, Gilman describes the popular press almost exclusively...With the expression of these ambitions, Gilman defines her work against "yellow journalism...
E. ATWILL GILMAN DEDICATED LIFE TO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 8/18/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Rassenfoss, Rocky Mountain News E. Atwill Gilman rarely met a cause he couldn't support...Central City Opera, in 1985 when Mr. Gilman was awarded the Helen Marie Black Arts and Letters Award. Mr. Gilman died Tuesday in Denver of kidney failure...