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- John Burroughs in His Study at Woodchuck Lodge, 1919 - John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat and its natural surroundings became the subject of his creative works.
- 1919
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John Burroughs in His Study at Woodchuck Lodge, 1919
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat and its natural surroundings became the subject of his creative works.
- Vivian Pierce, 1910-1920 - Vivian Pierce participated in the American struggle for women's suffrage. She edited the <EM>National Suffrage</EM> publication, picketed the White House, and served as an organizer for the National Woman's Party. Pierce and fellow suffragists succeeded -- the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which legally prohibited the right to vote from being denied based on sex, was ratified in 1920.
- 1910-1920
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Vivian Pierce, 1910-1920
Vivian Pierce participated in the American struggle for women's suffrage. She edited the National Suffrage publication, picketed the White House, and served as an organizer for the National Woman's Party. Pierce and fellow suffragists succeeded -- the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which legally prohibited the right to vote from being denied based on sex, was ratified in 1920.