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    Tribute to Ruby Doris Smith by Catherine Smith Robinson, circa 1989

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    Tribute presentation notes about Ruby Doris Smith by sister Catherine Robinson, addressed to Spelman College Departments of Education and Sociology, and her organization Save Our Children Global Network. 3 pages

    Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841–1935), author and journalist

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    Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841-1935), author and journalist, was born on 25 January 1841 at Kilmersdon, Somerset, where she was baptized on 12 April 1841, the younger of two daughters of Richard Hamilton (1805?-1859), vicar of Kilmersdon, and his wife Charlotte, née Cooper (1809-1882), the fifth daughter of William Cooper, of Queens County, Ireland. She was of Irish heritage on both sides. Her father belonged to a military family with roots in Strabane (county Tyrone) - his father, John Hamilton, and her father’s four older brothers were all officers in the Fifth Foot – and was a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He had been a bright scholar with an aptitude for languages, and as a preacher was praised for his powerful sermons and his ability to bring the Bible to life for his parishioners

    Robinson: Housekeeping

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    This lecture on Robinson, delivered at Lawrence University on October 18th, 2019, was designed for students and faculty in the college’s Freshman Studies program. Freshman Studies, a multidisciplinary introduction to the liberal arts, has been the cornerstone of the Lawrence curriculum for over fifty years. Catherine Kodat is the University Provost and Dean of the Faculty

    Robinson: Housekeeping

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    This lecture on Robinson, delivered at Lawrence University on October 26th, 2018, was designed for students and faculty in the college’s Freshman Studies program. Freshman Studies, a multidisciplinary introduction to the liberal arts, has been the cornerstone of the Lawrence curriculum for over fifty years. Catherine Kodat is the University Provost and Dean of the Faculty

    Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater and Dr. Catherine Bagwell – Faculty Author Interview

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    Featured authors are Dr. Catherine Bagwell, Associate Professor of Psychology and Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater, Associate Professor of Political Science. Dr. Rick Mayes is another co-author, but he is unable to join us today due to a research leave project in Peru. Their new book, Medicating Children: ADHD and Pediatric Mental Health, integrates analyses of the clinical, political, historical, educational, social, economic and legal aspects of ADHD and the medications and treatment surrounding the mental disorder

    Interview with Catherine McCall

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    Interview with Dr. Catherine McCall, graduate of UNCW's MFA in Creative Writing program and author of Lifeguarding: A Memoir of Secrets, Swimming, and the South

    From Kulim to Singapore: Catherine Lim's literary life

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    The publication in 1993 by Heinemann Asia of a volume of stories entitled The Best of Catherine Lim emphasised the significant contribution which this talented author has made to recent Singaporean fiction. The 1993 edition contains work from five of Catherine Lim's previously published collections, from Little Ironies (1978) to Deadline for Love (1992), and reflects the confidence which her publishers usually have in her capacity to draw a strong local reading audience. In fact, a Catherine Lim book is quite capable of attracting sales of 20,00O copies in a first edition

    From Kulim to Singapore: Catherine Lim's literary life

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    The publication in 1993 by Heinemann Asia of a volume of stories entitled The Best of Catherine Lim emphasised the significant contribution which this talented author has made to recent Singaporean fiction. The 1993 edition contains work from five of Catherine Lim's previously published collections, from Little Ironies (1978) to Deadline for Love (1992), and reflects the confidence which her publishers usually have in her capacity to draw a strong local reading audience. In fact, a Catherine Lim book is quite capable of attracting sales of 20,000 copies in a first edition

    Henrietta Robinson

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    Wilson, D. Henrietta Robinson. New York: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1855. Henrietta Robinson, known as the veiled murderess,” was arrested and charged with the murders of Timothy Lanagan and Catherine Lubee. On May 25th, 1853, she was asked to leave Mr. and Mrs. Lanagan’s store after arguing with another patron. She later returned and joined Mr. and Mrs. Lanagan and their boarder Catherine Lubee for a meal. She insisted on buying beer and requested sugar, which she put in their glasses. Mrs. Lanagan did not drink it, but Mr. Lanagan and Catherine did. Two hours later they became ill and died from arsenic poisoning. Henrietta was put on trial and kept a veil over her face throughout. She was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, which was commuted to life in prison.https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/trials-exhibit/1010/thumbnail.jp
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