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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (née Lucas; 1623 – 16 December 1673) was a prolific English philosopher, poet, scientist, fiction writer and playwright. She produced more than 12 original literary works, many of which became well known due to her high social status, which allowed Margaret to meet and converse with some of ...
Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) was born into slavery, researched and rallied campaigns against systematic lynching in the South at the end of the 1800s. After much personal tragedy, she expanded her activism to Europe. Wells was known for her strong belief in logos and her idea that the truth speaks for itself.
The Cavendish (or de Cavendish) family (/ ˈ k æ v ən d ɪ ʃ / KAV-ən-dish; / ˈ k æ n d ɪ ʃ / KAN-dish) [1] is a British noble family, of Anglo-Norman origins (though with an Anglo-Saxon name, originally from a place-name in Suffolk).
Today, as “The 1619 Project” lives a new life as a series on Hulu (with Hannah-Jones as star/narrator and a producer), its architect still can’t quite believe it all.
Contemporary slavery, also sometimes known as modern slavery or neo-slavery, refers to institutional slavery that continues to occur in present-day society. Estimates of the number of enslaved people today range from around 38 million [ 1 ] to 49.6 million, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] depending on the method used to form the estimate and the definition ...
The slavery activity is often referred to as 'trafficking in persons' and is commonly measured by the global slavery index (GSI). The GSI in the United States is estimated to be.
Margaret Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (née Cavendish; 22 October 1661 – 24 December 1715/16, London) was an English noblewoman. Margaret was born the third daughter and fourth of six children of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his wife, Frances Pierrepoint. [1] On 1 March 1690, she married John Holles, Earl of ...
5. Lady Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower [20] 11. Lady Louisa Egerton: 1. Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland: 12. William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire: 6. William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire [20] 13. Charlotte Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford: 3. Lady Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish [2] 14. John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer ...