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Betty was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on 8 July 1901 and died 24 March 1990 in Easton, Maryland.She attended Alexis I. duPont High School and Goldey Wilmington Commercial College (now Goldey–Beacom College).
Using arrows, Artemis killed Niobe's daughters and Apollo killed Niobe's sons. According to some versions, at least two of Niobe's children (usually Meliboea, along with her brother Amyclas in other renderings) was spared. Their father, Amphion, at the sight of his dead sons, either killed himself or was killed by Apollo for having sworn revenge.
The Destruction of the Children of Niobe is a painting by Richard Wilson, created in 1760. It depicts the Greek myth of the murder of Niobe's daughters by the goddess Artemis and her sons by Apollo. The painting won acclaim for Wilson, who obtained many commissions from British landowners seeking classical portrayals of their estates.
Esther Sumner Damon (August 1, 1814 [1] – November 11, 1906) was cited as the last widow of the American Revolutionary War to receive a state pension. Esther was born in Bridgewater, Vermont. [2] The family had eight or nine children. [1] Esther's father was killed by a falling tree when she was eight years old.
May Marie Erwin Talmadge (February 26, 1885 – August 2, 1973) was an American civic leader who served as the 19th president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was the first president general of the national society from the U.S. state of Georgia .
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She graduated from Owego Free Academy in 1905, and Syracuse University in 1909. [1] Robert taught American History in New York and New Jersey high schools for a decade. [1] She was an authority on parliamentary procedure, teaching courses on parliamentary law at Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and The United States Naval Academy. [3]
Ellen Hardin Walworth (October 20, 1832 – June 23, 1915) was an American author, lawyer, and activist who was a passionate advocate for the importance of studying history and historic preservation. Walworth was one of the founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was the organization's first secretary general. [1]