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Lois-Ann Yamanaka Biography

Lois-Ann Yamanaka novelistBorn: 1961Birthplace: Ho’olehua, Molokai, Hawaii Lois-Ann Yamanaka is a Japanese-American writer who grew up in Hawaii. With a unique voice that often uses pidgin…

Anne Robinson, 2001 News

feisty game-show host and former London journalist, irritated both viewers and contestants as the host of NBC's The Weakest Link, the network's late-in-coming entry in reality television.…

Royal Biographies: Princess Anne

Princess Anne by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeQueen Elizabeth IIPeter PhillipsZara Phillips Once Highly unpopular for her autocratic ways, Princess Anne has earned widespread…

Anne Sayre 1998 Deaths

Anne SayreAge: 74 short story writer and scientific detective. Her work helped establish the importance of the role of British crystallographer Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the…

Anne Heche, 1997 News

ended speculation about the sexual orientation of her TV character in a “coming out” episode. DeGeneres had declared earlier that she, too, was gay and announced that actress Anne Heche was…

Ann Petry 1997 Deaths

Ann Petrywriter Published in 1946, Petry's novel, The Street, was the first major novel to detail the mean streets of New York. It remains a milestone in black literature. Her other novels…

Anne Clay Crenshaw Biography

Anne Clay Crenshawadvocate of women's voting rightsBorn: 1859Birthplace: Richmond, Ky. Clay Crenshaw hosted the first meeting of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia. Eighteen women met in…

Ann Calvello 2006 Deaths

Ann CalvelloAge: 76 legendary roller derby icon whose flying elbows, tattoos, and rough demeanor earned her the nickname “the Meanest Mama on Skates.” Her career spanned seven decades and…

Ann Richards 2006 Deaths

Ann RichardsAge: 73 saucy Texas politician who served as the Democratic governor of Texas from 1990 to 1994, when she narrowly lost the election to George W. Bush. Richards supported rights…

Belva Ann Lockwood Biography

Belva Ann Lockwood(née Bennett)Washington, DC, lawyer and women's rights activistBorn: 10/24/1830Birthplace: Royalton, N.Y. As a young woman, Lockwood taught at a number of schools in upstate…