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Kenny, Enda

(Encyclopedia) Kenny, EndaKenny, Endaĕnˈdä [key], 1951–, Irish politician. After teaching primary school, he was elected to the Irish parliament in 1975, winning his late father's seat and becoming…

Kenny, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Kenny, Elizabeth, 1886–1952, Australian nurse, b. New South Wales, grad. St. Ursula's College, Australia, 1902. She became “Sister” Kenny as a first lieutenant nurse (1914–18) in the…

Fine Gael

(Encyclopedia) Fine GaelFine Gaelfēˈnə gāl [key], Irish political party. Formed in 1933, it was the successor of the party founded by William Cosgrave that held power from the creation of the Irish…

Baker, Ella Josephine

(Encyclopedia) Baker, Ella Josephine, 1903–1986, U.S. civil rights activist, b. Norfolk, Va. Ella Baker was an activist and organizer whose…

Baker, Josephine

(Encyclopedia) Baker, Josephine, 1906–75, African-American dancer and singer, b. St. Louis, Mo., as Freda Josephine McDonald. In 1923 and 1924 she…

Kassebaum-Baker, Nancy Landon

(Encyclopedia) Kassebaum-Baker, Nancy LandonKassebaum-Baker, Nancy Landonkăsˈəbômˌ, –boumˌ [key], 1932–, U.S. senator from Kansas (1979–97), b. Topeka, Kans. A Republican and the daughter of Kansas…

Anthony, Kenny

(Encyclopedia) Anthony, Kenny (Kenneth Davis Anthony), 1951–, St. Lucian political leader and lawyer. He taught before becoming an adviser to the St. Lucian ministry of education and culture (1979–80…

Baker Island

(Encyclopedia) Baker Island, uninhabited island, 1 sq mi (2.6 sq km), central Pacific, near the equator, c.1,650 mi (2,660 km) SW of Honolulu. The arid coral island was discovered in 1832 by Capt.…