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Jennie Lozier
Jeanne de la Montagnie Lozier (c. 1841 – August 6, 1915) was an American physician and educator from New York City. She worked as an instructor of languages and literature in Hillsdale College from the age of nineteen, and after earning her medical degree from New York Medical College, became a professor of physiology. She was a delegate to the International Homoeopathic Congress in Paris in 1889 and was president of Sorosis Club from 1891 to 1894. Early life and education Jeanne "Jennie" de la Montagnie was born in New York in 1841 or circa 1850 and was a lifelong resident of that city. Her father was William de la Montagnie, Jr. Her ancestors were Dutch and French Huguenots who settled there as early as 1633. Born and raised in the old seventh ward of New York, she received an extensive, liberal education, which included languages and science. In her early adulthood, she matriculated at Rutgers Female Institute (later Rutgers Female College), of which she became a trustee an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of The Century
''A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred Seventy Biographical Sketches, Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women, in all Walks of Life'' is a compendium of biographical sketches of American women. It was published in 1893 by Charles Wells Moulton. The editors, Frances Willard, Frances E. Willard and Mary Livermore, Mary A. Livermore, were assisted by a group of contributors. The biographical dictionary had 830 pages measuring . It was printed from a full-face wikt:brevier, brevier type on heavy paper. The typography was by Charles Wells Moulton, the engravings and electrotypes by the Buffalo Electrotype and Engraving Company, the press work by the Kittinger Printing Company, the paper by the S. Worthington Paper Company, and the binding by Wm. H. Bork. The work contained 1,470 biographies, and 1,330 engravings. Introduction The publication of ''A Woman Of The Century'' was undertaken to create a biographical record of notable 19th-century women. It included biographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
