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Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney; 21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), sometimes referred to as Betsy Fry, [1] [2] [3] was an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker. Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation to improve the treatment of prisoners, especially female inmates, and as such has been called the "Angel of ...
Four buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Hale Hall (originally Enarson Hall), Hayes Hall, Ohio Stadium and Orton Hall.Unlike earlier public universities such as Ohio University and Miami University, whose campuses have a consistent architectural style, the Ohio State campus is a mix of traditional, modern and postmodern styles.
Elizabeth Blackwell (abolitionist, women's rights activist, first female doctor in U.S.) (Cincinnati) John Brown (abolitionist) (Hudson) Alice A. W. Cadwallader (philanthropist and temperance activist) (St. Clairsville) Rebecca Ballard Chambers (temperance reformer) (Ohio) Annie W. Clark (social reformer)
The Elizabeth Fry Society groups work on issues affecting women, girls and gender diverse people in the justice system. The societies take their name from prison reformer Elizabeth Fry. The organization was started in 1969, with formal incorporation as a non-profit organization occurring in 1978. They help women, girls and gender diverse people ...
The artist Laura Anne Fry worked at Rookwood as a painter and teacher from 1881 to 1888. [ 5 ] The second Rookwood Pottery building, on top of Mount Adams , was built in 1891–1892 by H. Neill Wilson , who was son of prominent Cincinnati architect James Keys Wilson .
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Elizabeth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 16, 1812, in the Germantown area. Her parents were James Ashmead and Eve Frey (Fry). Elizabeth was baptized at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Germantown on May 18, 1812. She had five older siblings, (John, William, Anna, James and Charles) and two younger siblings (Catherine and ...
Elizabeth Fry Page (née, Fry; 1865 – September 3, 1943) was an American author and editor associated with the South.A co-founder of the Tennessee Woman's Press and Authors' Club, she served as the Poet Laureate of the Tennessee division of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) and that of the Tennessee Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC).