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Word: protestantism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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I am a widow, unencumbered, Protestant, well educated, and world traveled. I am healthy, trim, energetic and alert.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 23, 1939 | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

He organizes Vigilance Committees to spy in pubs. He threatens to fire the schoolmaster unless he gives up his Protestant sweetheart. He badgers a spirited girl (Jessica Tandy) who will not knuckle under. Finally, he attempts to override the law. But he goes too far-the worm of a schoolmaster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Jan. 23, 1939 | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

''To the President," said the Christian Century, "there apparently seemed left only one appeal with sufficient emotional content, sufficient power to paralyze men's rational processes, to carry his program for limitless armament spending through Congress.*. . . Every Christian voice should immediately and in unmistakable terms let Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Naked and Appalling | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

That night in Washington some 800 delegates representing 274 organizations met to urge lifting the embargo. A rival "Keep the Embargo" meeting packed in 4,000, turned 2,000 away. Adroitly its sponsors presented not only Catholic churchmen as speakers but a Protestant onetime Ambassador to Spain, Irwin Laughlin, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Lifters, Keepers | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

Married to Michael shortly before he sailed in 1913 to become British vice consul at Baltimore, she suddenly gave her motto a new focus. From then on she resisted her Protestant upbringing and Michael. It is this part of the story which is enough to scare male readers about literate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Resistant Wife | 1/16/1939 | See Source »

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