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Mildred Seydell

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33: 366:, "the only school in the United States which is owned and operated by a state federation of women's clubs." It was founded in 1909 by the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs. As Seydell wrote in the Atlanta Georgian, "The school is called the 'Light in the Mountains' because ignorance is darkness and knowledge is light." 433:
by Mildred Seydell: "Great men don't hate. They are too busy with their accomplishments. Hate flourishes in the breasts of those who have time to feel their wrongs. Hate is the weapon of the defeated, love that of the victor. No man ever won by hating, but many have conquered by loving."
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a short-lived biweekly journal of poetry, articles and reviews (1940–1947) (with the catchphrase "Drop it into your thoughts and see the best splash in print"). She also founded the Mildred Seydell Publishing Company, and was a regular on the lecture circuit.
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Seydell was twice married. Her first marriage which lasted from 1910 to 1944 was to Paul Bernard Seydel, a Belgian chemist/scientist whom she met while studying at the Sorbonne. Their children were Paul and John. After Mr. Seydel died from complications of a
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A collection of early and rare Belgian poetry and masterpiece books was created by her at the Emory University Library in 1971 in honor of her late husband Paul. It was a gift of the charitable foundation, organized in 1982, which bears their names.
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Seydell's parents were Vasser Woolley, an attorney and businessman from Atlanta, and Bessie Cobb Rutherford, the daughter of Colonel John Cobb Rutherford, who was also an attorney. Named after her grandfather's sister
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Lewis of Warner Hall: the history of a family, including the genealogy of descendants in both the male and female lines, biographical sketches of its members, and their descent from other early Virginia
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and the struggle for equal rights following the passage of the 19th Amendment. In 1931 and 1932, she was Chairperson of Atlanta and Georgia, respectively. In 1935 she became associate editor of
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Holcomb, Mary Elizabeth (1997). "Mildred Seydell: The Road from Southern Belle to Feminist Journalist" (master's thesis). Georgia State University.
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Lisby, Gregory C.; Harris, Linda L. (Winter 1991). "Georgia Reporters at the Scopes Trial: A Comparison of Newspaper Coverage".
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by the Belgian government for her cultural exchange contributions between Belgium and the United States. It is one of the
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In her columns, she detailed the suffering of the unemployed in the 1930s, and offered advice.
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She was an accomplished traveler, having gone to at least 52 "far lands during her career".
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Blackwelder, Julia Kirk (Summer 1977). "Quiet Suffering: Atlanta Women in the 1930s".
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Her considerable papers and memorabilia (67.5 feet (20.6 m) linear) at
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in 1925. The Scopes trial was her first major story. She interviewed
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Other women's organizations in which she was active included: the
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celebrities mostly) which was carried in 27 Hearst papers and the
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The public press, 1900-1945: the history of American journalism
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is claimed to have said "am much interested in your articles".
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Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
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Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
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Mildred Seydell and the National Woman's Party: 1931-1945
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Mildred Seydell and the National Woman's Party: 1931-1945
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Paul Bernard Seydel memorial collection, circa 1769-1967
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during the Scopes trial, it being her first major story.
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(May 5, 2010). 470:Seydell, Mildred (January 1969). 357:American Woman's Club of Brussels 1394:National Woman's Party activists 1274:Anderson, Karen Darlene (2000). 1103:Anderson, Karen Darlene (2000). 1078:The Georgia Historical Quarterly 1369:American expatriates in Belgium 1245:McKee, Don (January 17, 2011). 912:. February 22, 1988. p. B2 765:. J.T. White. 1899. p. 183 730:Sorley, Merrow Egerton (1935). 16:American journalist (1889–1988) 1: 544:"Mildred Seydell (1889-1988)" 222:, and was pictured doing his 1202:"John Rutherford Seydel, II" 1142:Fishback, Carrie, Chairman. 1047:Georgia Historical Quarterly 871:"Mildred Seydell multimedia" 702:The New Georgia Encyclopedia 582:. Digital Library of Georgia 549:The New Georgia Encyclopedia 489:Seydell, Mildred (c. 1967). 328:, its national publication. 345:Women's Chamber of Commerce 1410: 1384:University of Paris alumni 1354:American women journalists 1182:. Emory University Library 1055:Georgia Historical Society 1011:Teel, Leonard Ray (2006). 497:: Mildred Seydell Pub. Co. 425:in 2012, Georgia Governor 114:Mildred Rutherford Woolley 491:Poetry profile of Belgium 457:Seydell, Mildred (1939). 444:Seydell, Mildred (1930). 300:. Other columns included 46:Mildred Rutherford Wooley 30: 786:"Vasser Woolley Lecture" 554:Georgia State University 495:Wauthier-Braine, Belgium 474:. T S Denison & Co. 144:Mildred Lewis Rutherford 95:married February 5, 1910 1144:"Tallulah Falls School" 306:Mildred Seydell Says... 193:William Randolph Hearst 1320:Harold E. "Red" Grange 1296:Cite journal requires 1251:Marietta Daily Journal 423:Martin Luther King Day 396:The Record on the Wall 333:League of Women Voters 320:National Woman's Party 298:Universal News Service 290:Talks with Celebrities 243:Italian Prime Minister 236:William Jennings Bryan 220:Harold E. 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Associated Press/ 784:Murnane, Margaret. 663:and lecture series" 341:Pan American League 216:Scopes Monkey Trial 148:Lucy Cobb Institute 670:University of Iowa 302:What Would You Do? 172:Charleston Gazette 1024:978-0-275-98166-2 744:978-0-8063-0831-9 602:"Mildred Seydell" 580:"Mildred Seydell" 481:978-0-513-00521-1 254:Finnish President 107: 106: 68:February 20, 1988 1401: 1305: 1299: 1294: 1292: 1284: 1279: 1262: 1261: 1259: 1257: 1242: 1236: 1235: 1233: 1231: 1220: 1214: 1213: 1211: 1209: 1198: 1192: 1191: 1189: 1187: 1176: 1170: 1169: 1163: 1155: 1153: 1151: 1139: 1130: 1129: 1127: 1125: 1115: 1109: 1108: 1100: 1094: 1093: 1073: 1067: 1066: 1042: 1036: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1008: 1002: 1001: 999: 997: 982: 976: 975: 973: 971: 956: 947: 946: 944: 942: 931: 922: 921: 919: 917: 900: 883: 882: 880: 878: 867: 861: 860: 858: 856: 845: 820: 819: 817: 815: 804: 798: 797: 795: 793: 781: 775: 774: 772: 770: 755: 749: 748: 727: 718: 717: 715: 713: 692: 681: 680: 678: 676: 667: 655: 640: 639: 637: 635: 628:"The Think Tank" 624: 618: 617: 615: 613: 598: 592: 591: 589: 587: 576: 565: 564: 562: 560: 539: 498: 485: 466: 453: 408:Emory University 381:Order of Leopold 246:Benito Mussolini 228:John T. 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Index

Seydell c. 1931
Atlanta
Roswell
Georgia
syndicated columnist
Mildred Lewis Rutherford
Lucy Cobb Institute
Athens, Georgia
the Sorbonne
journalist
Charleston Gazette
West Virginia
newspaper
correspondent
Atlanta Georgian
William Randolph Hearst
string of newspapers
colectomy
pen name
Scopes Monkey Trial
Harold E. "Red" Grange
hand reading
John T. Raulston
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
Italian Prime Minister
Benito Mussolini
Risto Ryti
Finnish President
Jean Sibelius

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