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Margaret Petherbridge Farrar (March 23, 1897 – June 11, 1984) was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times (1942–1968). Creator of many of the rules of modern crossword design, she compiled and edited a long-running series of crossword puzzle books – including the first book of any kind that Simon & Schuster published (1924). [1]
This is a list of Georgia companies, current and former businesses whose headquarters are, or were, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Companies based in Georgia [ edit ]
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After the Civil War, one of his former slaves, Jim Wells (who was still living on the Boling property with his family), moved his carpentry business across the street after Boling urged him to vote for Democrats. [1] Boling built and operated the Johnson's Mill distillery at Randolph's Springs behind his house where Spring Hollow Park is now ...
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Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Overall, the number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. increased 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, making up 39.1% of all of the country's businesses, according to research from Wells Fargo.
He founded a successful carpentry business in Holly Springs in 1867, and his wife Lizzie became known as a "famous cook". [11] Ida B. Wells was one of their eight children, and she enrolled in Shaw University. [12] In September 1878, both of Ida's parents died during a yellow fever epidemic that also claimed one of her brothers. [13]