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Rena M. Atchison
Rena Michaels Atchison (1857 – 29 October 1933) was an American suffragette and co-founder of Alpha Phi. She was Dean of Women and Professor of French Literature at Northwestern University. Career Atchison was born in Lysander, New York. She was educated at Syracuse University and graduated from Albion College. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in 1874, master’s degree in 1879 and a PhD in 1880. Atchison was a co-founder and first president of Alpha Phi in 1892. Atchison was a Professor of French and Spanish at DePauw University and a teacher of romantic languages at Upper Iowa University. She was Professor of French Literature from 1883 to 1893 and Dean of Women at Northwestern University from 1886 to 1891. She wrote for the ''Chicago Evening Post''. Atchison married Reverend Wilbur Fisk Atchison in 1893, a pastor of the Hyde Park Methodist Church. They resided at Hyde Park, Chicago before moving to Morgan Park, Illinois. Atchison was an active member of the Woman’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysander, New York
Lysander is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 23,074. The town was named after Lysander, a Spartan military leader, by a clerk interested in the classics. Lying to the northwest of Syracuse, much of the town is suburban in character. History The town was part of the former Central New York Military Tract. It was first settled by outsiders ''circa'' 1797. The Town of Lysander was formed in 1794 from the northern townships of the Military Tract. Lysander was later reduced by the creation of the Towns of Hannibal (1806) and Cicero (1807). Lysander was reduced again on the formation of Oswego County in 1816. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (4.18%) is water. The northern town line is the border of Oswego County and the western town boundary is the border of Cayuga County. The southern town line is defined by the Erie Canal- Seneca River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |