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  2. American University - Wikipedia

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    The front gate at American University American University in 1916. American University was established in the District of Columbia by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892, primarily due to the efforts of Methodist bishop John Fletcher Hurst, who aimed to create an institution that could train future public servants.

  3. Henry L. Benning - Wikipedia

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    Henry Lewis Benning (April 2, 1814 – July 10, 1875) was a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War. He also was a lawyer, legislator , and judge on the Georgia Supreme Court . Following the Confederacy's defeat at the end of the war, he returned to his native Georgia , where he lived out the rest of his life.

  4. Samuel Spencer (railroad executive) - Wikipedia

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    Louise Benning Samuel Spencer (March 20, 1847 – November 29, 1906) was an American civil engineer , businessman, and railroad executive . With an education interrupted by service in the Confederate cavalry late in the American Civil War , he completed his education at the University of Georgia and the University of Virginia .

  5. Louise Meriwether - Wikipedia

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    Louise Meriwether (May 8, 1923 – October 10, 2023) was an American novelist, essayist, journalist and activist, as well as a writer of biographies of historically important African Americans for children.

  6. Wikipedia : WikiProject Women in Red/African-Americans

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    Willie Ann Benning: American quiltmaker, born 1927 United States of America: 1927 Q109653315: 0 Helen Mae Mullen: American librarian (1927-2018) United States of America: 1927-01-02 2018-12-02 Hastings: Q59558701: 0 Louise Jones: African American educator in San Francisco California 1927-10-01 2018-05 Thibodaux: Q105534557: 0 Barbara-Marie Green

  7. Louise S. Spindler - Wikipedia

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    Mary Louise Schaubel Spindler (1917–1997), known professionally as Louise S. Spindler, was an American anthropologist, author, and scholar. Working with her husband and collaborator, George Spindler , she primarily studied the Menominee tribe in Wisconsin and helped revolutionize the field of educational anthropology. [ 1 ]

  8. Annette Bening - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. American actress (born 1958) Annette Bening Bening at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Born Annette Carol Bening (1958-05-29) May 29, 1958 (age 66) Topeka, Kansas, U.S. Education San Francisco State University (BA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA) Occupation Actress Years ...

  9. Ellen Axson Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Elly Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (May 15, 1860 – August 6, 1914) [1] was the first lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914, as the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson. Like her husband, she was a Southerner, as well as the daughter of a clergyman.