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Notable Female Saints and Sinners

Mata Hari Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary…

Richard II

(Encyclopedia) Richard II, 1367–1400, king of England (1377–99), son of Edward the Black Prince. Richard is possibly the most enigmatic of the English kings. Some historians have attributed his…

William HEMSLEY, Congress, MD (1737-1812)

HEMSLEY, William, a Delegate from Maryland; born at “Clover Fields Farm,“ near Queenstown, Queen Annes County, Md., in 1737; engaged in planting; provincial treasurer of Eastern Shore, Md., in…

Weston Edward VIVIAN, Congress, MI (1924)

VIVIAN Weston Edward , a Representative from Michigan; born in Newfoundland, Canada, October 25, 1924; moved to the United States with parents September 5, 1929, and settled in Cranston, R.I.;…

Samuel Willard BEAKES, Congress, MI (1861-1927)

BEAKES Samuel Willard , a Representative from Michigan; born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y., January 11, 1861; attended Wallkill Academy, Middletown, N.Y.; was graduated from the law…

Honorees

The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…