Papers, 1872-1878.

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Papers, 1872-1878.

ALS. Writes to "my dear Holbrook" of his intention to start a school of physical education and to write a book and to Mr. Woolson, inviting both Woolson and his wife to join him that summer.

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Lewis, Diocletian, 1823-1886

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Diocletian Lewis (March 3, 1823 – May 21, 1886), commonly known as Dr. Dio Lewis, was a prominent temperance leader and physical culture advocate who practiced homeopathy and was the inventor of the beanbag. He was born on a farm near Auburn, New York. He left school at 12 to work in a cotton factory. He later worked at a hoe, axe and scythe factory and went back to attending school. He started teaching school at 15. At 18, he organized a school in Lower Sandusky, Ohio (now Fremont). He ex...

Woolson, Abba Goold, 1838-1921

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Abba Goold Woolson was a Maine author, poet, and teacher. She was the daughter of William Goold and sister of Nathan Goold. She married fellow educator Professor Moses Woolson, of Concord, N.H. In 1886 she published "George Eliot and her heroines" From the description of Abba Goold Woolson card addressed to Miss Hacker, 1882 March 16. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 743233825 ...