Annie Russell Wall

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Annie Russell Wall
BornJuly 18, 1835
New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1920
New Bedford
Occupation
  • historian
  • writer
  • teacher

Annie Russell Wall (July 18, 1835 – May 8, 1920) was an American historian, writer, and teacher.[1]

Biography

Annie Russell Wall was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 18n 1835.[2] Her parents were William A. Wall, a New Bedford artist of note, and Rhobe T. (Russell) Wall, descended from John Russell who settled in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in the 17th century.[1]

After passing her early life in New Bedord, Wall went to Cambridge, Massachusetts to teach and later to Washington University in St. Louis , Missouri.[3] She was associated with John Fiske.[1]

After her return to New Bedford, circa 1900, Wall became corresponding secretary of The Alliance of the First Congregational Society,[4] an office which she filled until her death.[1] She was a Life Member of the Alliance of Unitarian and Other Liberal Christian Women.[4]

A lifelong student of history, general and ecclesiastical, Wall gave each year in the Unitarian Chapel in New Bedford courses of Bible lectures.[1]

Annie Russell Wall died in New Bedford, May 8, 1920.[1][2]

Selected works

  • Outlines of English History, 1880 (Text)
  • Sordello's Story Retold in Prose, 1886 (Text)
  • Poems, 1944 (Text)

Articles

  • "Gosnold and His Colony at Cuttyhunk", 1903 (Text)
  • "The Origin and Development of the Christian Sunday"[4]
  • "French Art in Relation to the Monarchy"[4]
  • "The Supernatural in Shakespeare"
  • "Is Shakespeare's Caesar Ignoble?"
  • "Dante's Imperialism"
  • "The Authorship of 'De Tribus'."

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Dieffenbach, Albert C., ed. (25 November 1920). "DEATHS. AN APPRECIATION. ANNIE RUSSELL WALL. 1835–1920". Christian Register. 99 (48). Boston: 1161. Retrieved 3 October 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b "Annie Russell Wall 18 July 1835 – 8 May 1920 • MFFF-CT8". ident.familysearch.org. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ Washington University (Saint Louis Mo.) (1890). Annual Catalogue. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ a b c d Alliance of Unitarian and Other Liberal Christian Women (1916). Manual. The Alliance. pp. 70, 71, 113, 213. Retrieved 3 October 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

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