Ellen
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As Ellen Carol DuBois relates in “Elizabeth Cady Stanton,” her subject was appalled to realize that, after the Civil War, men of unexalted background were destined to get the vote before educated women like her.
“Sometimes those closest are the harshest critics,” said Ellen Leggett, a USC professor of psychology and a jury expert.
From Los Angeles Times
Mrs. Ellen Walter was a well-connected widow with social ties to both the Grinnell and Kane families.
From Literature
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It’s unclear whether Elisha also knew that Ellen Walter tended toward spirit belief.
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Conservative lawmaker Ellen Demuth was among those who condemned the "antisemitic incident" at the awards ceremony and urged "a fresh start at the top of the film festival".
From Barron's
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