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Mary Astell Mary Astell
Mary Astell , 1666-1731, English author and feminist. Her Serious Proposal to the Ladies (2 parts, 1694-97) offered a scheme for a women's college, an idea far in advance of the time. The project was not realized, and her ideas were ridiculed in the Tatler, possibly by Swift and Addison.... Read more
Summer Stock Summer Stock
Summer Stock. As early as the first half of the 19th century, summer playhouses on the outskirts of growing American cities began to attract playgoers seeking entertainment as they escaped from city heat and crowds. Many began in parks or gardens where citizens came for light refreshment and cooling... Read more
National Theatre of the Deaf National Theatre of the Deaf
National Theatre of the Deaf. The idea for a professional touring ensemble of deaf performers was first discussed in the 1950s but did not become a working reality until the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center took it under its aegis in 1966. The group employs an effectively dramatized version of... Read more
Associationism Associationism
Associationism The view that mental processes can be explained in terms of the association of ideas. Advanced primarily by a succession of 18th- and 19th-century British philosophers, associationism anticipated developments in the modern field of psychology in a variety of ways. In its... Read more
Gaia Hypothesis Gaia Hypothesis
Gaia hypothesis The Gaia (pronounced GAY-ah) hypothesis is the idea that Earth is a living organism and can regulate its own environment. This idea argues that Earth is able to maintain conditions that are favorable for life to survive on it, and that it is the living things on Earth that give the... Read more
picnic picnic
picnic social gathering at which each participant generally brings food to be shared. The Picnic Society was formed in London early in the 19th cent. by a group of fashionable people for purposes of entertainment. Each member was expected to provide a share of the entertainment and of the... Read more
British Academy British Academy
British Academy. In response to a resolve for a world-wide Association of Scientific and Literary Academies (Wiesbaden, 1899), the British Academy was established in 1901 to promote ‘Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies’. It soon received a royal charter, but many years... Read more
Sandbox Sandbox
Sandbox The precise genesis of sand play and the original rationale for it are not known, but it is a quite natural evolution from the kinds of informal play with earth that children all over the world seem to engage in during early childhood. Sand was a cheap and hygienic solution to early... Read more
green belt green belt
green belt. Swathe of undeveloped land (e.g. agricultural land, forest, heath-land, wild country, etc.) around a town or city, protected to prevent it being built on. Loudon proposed such a benefit to London, partly to contain its sprawl, as early as the 1820s, and the idea was subsequently adopted... Read more

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