The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
The late Jim McFadden, National Review ’s former Associate Publisher, founded the Human Life Review in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Roe monstrosity, and for 35(!) years his mighty quarterly has been the place for thoughtful discussion of abortion, euthanasia, infanticide, and all other life issues, from the pens of Clare Booth Luce, Malcolm Muggeridge, John T. Noonan, James L....
publishaletter.com (Free subscription) | 02/21/2009
Dear Editor: There are a few groups of people who do not have a voice, especially children. Parents think because it is their child, they can say and do whatever they want to him or her. Some parents worldwide abuse their children daily. Two cases that come to mind are Mary Ellen Wilson and Quincy Allen. It wasn't until Mary Ellen Wilson in 1874 had an adult advocate that things slowly changed. Before...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 01/23/2009
The historian Ellen Wilson wrote a series of important books that laid the foundations for much of the scholarly discussion that took place in 2007 on the bicentenary of the British abolition of the slave trade. Based in York in later life, she had earlier worked as a journalist in the American mid-west during the Second World War.
American Presidents Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Ellen Wilson died in August of 1914 from Bright's Disease. Even before her death, all three of her daughter's aided her in her duties as White House hostess. After her death, they continued to serve their father until his remarriage in December of 1915 to Edith Galt, but most of the duties fell to Margaret as Nellie and Jessie were now married: When the First Lady died, Margaret Wilson, the only remaining...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/14/2008
First ladies have hired presidential aides (Eleanor Roosevelt) and fired them (Nancy Reagan); attended Cabinet meetings (Rosalynn Carter); edited the president's speeches (Bess Truman) and disagreed with his policies (Betty Ford); lobbied Congress (Ellen Wilson) and helped draft legislation (Lady Bird Johnson); renovated the White House (Jackie Kennedy) and subbed for him on his weekly radio address...
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