Papers of Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon [manuscript], 1926-1927.

University of Virginia. Division of Extension. Bureau of Citizenship Education.

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Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964

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Born Nancy Witcher Langhorne, of Richmond, Va., and "Mirador," Albemarle co., Va. Married Robert Gould Shaw, 1897; divorced, 1903; one son, Robert Gould. Married Waldorf Astor (1879-1952) of Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, Eng., 1906; five children: William Waldorf (b. 1907), Nancy Phyllis Louise (b. 1909), Frances David Langhorne (b. 1912), Michael (b. 1916), and John Jacob (b. 1918). Elected first woman to Parliament, 1919, serving twenty-five years. From the description of Pa...

Swarthmore college

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Founded by members of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864 under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College opened in 1869 as an college and preparatory school, although the preparatory division was phased out in the 1880s. The Charter was amended in 1908 to remove any formal links to the Society of Friends. The College continues to operate as a liberal arts college with a...

Pidgeon, Mary Elizabeth

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Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon, 1890-1979; Quaker, suffragette, educator, political activist, and research economist. From the description of Oral history interview of Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon [manuscript], 1976 November 12, 1977 March 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647913110 From the description of Papers of Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon [manuscript], 1926-1927. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647913079 From the description of Oral history interview...