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Maturin, Charles Robert
(Encyclopedia) Maturin, Charles RobertMaturin, Charles Robertmătˈy&oobreve;rĭn [key], 1782–1824, Irish author. A minister by vocation, he wrote novels in the manner of the Gothic horror tale of…Pulitzer Prizes: Editorial Cartooning
Here are the past winners of the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning. 1922 Rollin Kirby (New York World…Greider, Carol Widney
(Encyclopedia) Greider, Carol Widney, 1961–, American molecular biologist, b. San Diego, Calif., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1987. Greider was a researcher and professor at the Cold Spring…Notable Stage and Screen Actresses
Parker Posey Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and…Female Literary Figures
Aidoo - Corelli | Dickinson - Luce | Mansfield - Rukeyser | Sackville - Yourcenar Anaïs Nin Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists…Hufstedler, Shirley Mount
(Encyclopedia) Hufstedler, Shirley Mount, 1925–2016, American jurist and U.S. secretary of education (1980–81), b. Denver, as Shirley Ann Mount, grad. Univ. of New Mexico (B.B.A. 1945) and Stanford…Parker, Quanah
(Encyclopedia) Parker, QuanahParker, Quanahkwänˈə [key], c.1852–1911, Native American chief, b. Texas; son of a Comanche chief, Peta Nocone, and Cynthia Ann Parker, a survivor of a massacre. In 1867…Cooley, Charles Horton
(Encyclopedia) Cooley, Charles Horton, 1864–1929, American sociologist, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1887; Ph.D., 1894); son of Thomas M. Cooley. He taught in the sociology…Franklin, Ann Smith
(Encyclopedia) Franklin, Ann Smith, 1696–1763, American printer; sister-in-law of Benjamin Franklin. After the death in 1735 of her husband, James Franklin, she carried on his commercial printing…church music
(Encyclopedia) church music. 1 Music intended for performance as part of services of worship. With few exceptions, music is essential to the ritual of every religion; the singing of prayers and…Trending
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