Annie Russell Wall
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Annie Russell Wall (July 18, 1835 – May 8, 1920) was an American historian, writer, and teacher.[1]
Annie Russell Wall | |
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| Born | July 18, 1835 New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1920 New Bedford |
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Biography
Annie Russell Wall was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 18n 1835.[2] Her parents were William A. Wall, a New Bedford artist of note, and Rhobe T. (Russell) Wall, descended from John Russell who settled in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in the 17th century.[1]
After passing her early life in New Bedord, Wall went to Cambridge, Massachusetts to teach and later to Washington University in St. Louis , Missouri.[3] She was associated with John Fiske.[1]
After her return to New Bedford, circa 1900, Wall became corresponding secretary of The Alliance of the First Congregational Society,[4] an office which she filled until her death.[1] She was a Life Member of the Alliance of Unitarian and Other Liberal Christian Women.[4]
A lifelong student of history, general and ecclesiastical, Wall gave each year in the Unitarian Chapel in New Bedford courses of Bible lectures.[1]
Selected works
- Outlines of English History, 1880 (Text)
- Sordello's Story Retold in Prose, 1886 (Text)
- Poems, 1944 (Text)
Articles
References
External links
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