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Alys Whitall Pearsall Smith (1867-January 22, 1951) was the first wife of Bertrand Russell. 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician, working mostly in the 20th century. ...


Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Robert Pearsall Smith and Hannah Whitall Smith, who were prominent figures in the Holiness movement in America and the Higher Life movement in Great Britain. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Harrisburg Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi  (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Robert Pearsall Smith (1827 - 1899) was a lay leader in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in Great Britain. ... Hannah Tatum Whitall Smith (February 7, 1832 - May 1, 1911) was a lay speaker and author in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in Great Britain. ... The Holiness movement is composed of people who believe and propagate the belief that the carnal nature of man can be cleansed through faith and by the power of the Holy Spirit if one has had his sins forgiven through faith in Jesus. ... The Higher Life movement was a movement devoted to Christian holiness in England and throughout the British Isles. ...


The family lived in England from 1873-1875 and then again from 1888 onward. In England the family came into contact with such prominent people as George Bernard Shaw, Henry James, Bernard Berenson (who married Alys's sister Mary), and Bertrand Russell (who married Alys). 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... (George) Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) was an Irish playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. ... For other uses of this name, see Henry James (disambiguation). ... Bernard Berenson in the garden of his estate Villa I Tatti in 1911 Bernard Berenson (born Bernhard Valvrojenski, June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959), was an American art historian. ...


Smith married Bertrand Russell on December 13, 1894 in the Quaker Meeting House in St. Martin's Lane, London, England. In 1911 they separated, and in 1921 they divorced. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... This article is about the British city. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


One of her achievements was to chair the Italian Refugees' Relief Committee to help people who fled Mussolini's Italy. Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ...


Smith was the sister of essayist and critic Logan Pearsall Smith. She was the cousin of Martha Carey Thomas. Logan Pearsall Smith (October 18, 1865-March 2, 1946) was an American essayist and critic, who settled in London. ... M(artha) Carey Thomas (January 2, 1857-December 2, 1935) was the president of Bryn Mawr College and an ardent suffragist. ...


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Robert Pearsall Smith at AllExperts (453 words)
Robert Pearsall Smith (1827 - 1899) was a lay leader in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in Great Britain.
Smith was from a long line of influential Quakers, in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Robert Pearsall Smith was the son of John Jay Smith and Rachel Pearsall.
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Alys was called names by the elders at Pembroke Lodge: "She was no lady, a baby snatcher, a low class adventuress, a designing female taking advantage" of young Bertrand’s inexperience, "a person incapable of all finer feelings, a woman whose vulgarity would perpetually" put him to shame (Russell 1: 82).
Alys is described as a scarcely possible distant heaven with all the indifference that goes with it (Russell 1: 97).
Alys and Bertrand did not know that the Social Democrats were considered very wicked in Berlin and had unknowingly mentioned to the ambassador that they had met some of the Social Democrats.
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