Judith Ripley Goodenough (October 25,1942-September 18, 1990), who wrote as J. B. Goodenough, was a Unitarian Universalist poet and musician.
Judith, also known as Judy, was born to Eva (Ripley) and Robert Fullerton Beach in Berea, Kentucky where her father was a librarian at Berea College.
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Don Speed Smith Goodloe (June 2, 1878 – September 2, 1959), founding principal of what is now Bowie State University, was the first African-American graduate of Meadville Theological School, the Unitarian seminary in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Goodloe was born in Lowell, Kentucky, in 1878.
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Georgene Esther Bowen (February 13, 1898-September 1984) was a Universalist missionary and social worker. She worked at the Blackmer Home for underprivileged girls in Japan and with girls clubs, settlement houses, and the elderly in the United States.
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Florence Ellen Kollock Crooker (Jan. 18, 1848 to April 21, 1925) was a Universalist minister and advocate of temperance and women’s suffrage. A capable organizer who combined intellect and passion in her work she was one of the first ministers to serve both Universalist and Unitarian congregations.
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Piotr of Goniadz (c. 1525-1573), most commonly known by his Latin name Petrus Gonesius (he was also known as Giezek, Goniedz, Gomesius, Gonedzius, Gonetus, Conyza, Koninski, and Lithuanus), was a minister who contributed to the establishment of the Minor Reformed Church in Lithuania, also known as the Lithuanian Brethren, one of the earliest Unitarian denominations.…
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Piotr of Goniądz (c. 1525-1573), most commonly known by his Latin name Petrus Gonesius (he was also known as Giezek, Goniędz, Gomesius, Gonedzius, Gonetus, Conyza, Koniński, and Lithuanus), was a minister who contributed to the establishment of the Minor Reformed Church in Lithuania, also known as the Lithuanian Brethren, one of the earliest Unitarian denominations.…
Rufus Austin White (Nov. 24, 1857 to July 25, 1937) was a Chicago minister active in charity, child welfare, education, and community affairs. Constrained by state and national Universalist Conventions, White and his congregation charted their own course under the name, People’s Liberal Church.…
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Alfred McClung Lee (August 23, 1906-May 19, 1992) and Elizabeth Briant Lee (September 9, 1908-December 9, 1999) were leading 20th-century sociologists who published breakthrough studies of propaganda, race, and media. They also authored textbooks; founded two professional organizations and were outspoken advocates for freedom, democracy and equality.
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Mikołaj Siennicki (ca. 1520-1581) was an outstanding politician and orator who played an instrumental role in the passage of Poland’s 1573 religious toleration law. Elected to almost every Diet (Sejm) during his lifetime he was elected Speaker of the House (Marszałek Sejmu) nine times, a record unsurpassed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów).…
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Mikolaj Siennicki (ca. 1520-1581) was an outstanding politician and orator who played an instrumental role in the passage of Poland’s 1573 religious toleration law. Elected to almost every Diet (Sejm) during his lifetime he was elected Speaker of the House (Marszalek Sejmu) nine times, a record unsurpassed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodow).…
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Clarence J. Harris (March 16, 1873-November 27, 1941) was a minister who served both Universalist and Unitarian congregations. During the early years of the motion picture industry, he wrote hundreds of screenplays. He also organized military-style youth groups, animal welfare organizations, a screenwriter’s school, and summer camps for boys.
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Mikolaj Radziwill “Czarny” (February 4, 1515-May 28, 1565) was a close friend and aide to King Zygmunt II August (1520-1572) and a major political leader in the late 16th century Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.…
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