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George Joshua Richard Monbiot (/ ˈ m ɒ n b i oʊ / MON-bee-oh; born 27 January 1963) is a British journalist, author, and environmental and political activist. He writes a regular column for The Guardian and has written several books. Monbiot grew up in Oxfordshire and studied zoology at the University of Oxford.
Caroline Fairfield Corbin (born Caroline Fairfield; November 9, 1835 – March 27, 1918) was an American author, social reformer, and anti-suffragist from Illinois.She is best known for her opposition to women's suffrage and her writings on social issues.
Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding (also published as Feral: rewilding the land, sea and human life) [1] is a 2013 book by the British activist George Monbiot. In it, Monbiot discusses rewilding, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Ferry Hall was "no mere finishing school"; [1] rather, it provided something of liberal arts education for women, including uncommonly-taught subjects such as science and mathematics. [2] The Presbyterian influence on the school was very noticeable in the form of mandatory chapel, strict visitation rules (particularly for men), and rare ...
The Chicago Brown Berets were activists for public education. The group occupied Frobel Middle School for a day before the Chicago Police removed the protestors from the school. [10] That evening, a riot broke out; several rioters and one policeman were injured as the police tried to disperse the crowd. [10] The rioters also destroyed six ...
The club also helped the School Children's Aid Society by donating time and "suitable new clothing" for poor students so they could attend school. [94] The club also created a school for boys who were inmates at the Chicago common jail. [95] The Chicago Women's Club ensured that boys in the county jail had a Thanksgiving dinner in 1898. [96]
University of Chicago, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois rules that a law school was not required to police the discriminatory practices of employers using its placement facilities. The court found the law school an employment agency, but that employment agencies are only obligated to refer potential employees ...
Young Lords logo on a building wall, December 27, 2003. The Young Lords [a] was a Chicago-based street gang that became a civil rights and human rights organization. [2] [3] The group, most active in the late 1960s and 1970s, aimed to fight for neighborhood empowerment and self-determination for Puerto Rico, Latino, and colonized ("Third World") people.