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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

(Encyclopedia) Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815–1902, American reformer, a leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Johnstown, N.Y. She was educated at the Troy Female Seminary (now Emma Willard School…

Chertoff, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Chertoff, Michael, 1953–, U.S. government official, b. Elizabeth, N.J., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1975, J.D., 1978). A lawyer, Chertoff was an assistant federal prosecutor in New York (1983…

Ford, Betty

(Encyclopedia) Ford, Betty, 1918–2011, American first lady (1974–77), wife of President Gerald Ford, b. Chicago as Elizabeth Anne Bloomer. A candid, outspoken, and popular first lady, she became an…

Duke of York Islands

(Encyclopedia) Duke of York Islands, group of 13 coral islands, 23 sq mi (60 sq km), SW Pacific, in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of Papua New Guinea. There are several coconut plantations. Duke of…

York, Edward, duke of

(Encyclopedia) York, Edward, duke of, 1373?–1415, English nobleman; elder son of Edmund of Langley, duke of York. In 1390, Edward was made earl of Rutland, and in 1394 he was created earl of Cork…

York, Richard, duke of

(Encyclopedia) York, Richard, duke of, 1411–60, English nobleman, claimant to the throne. He was descended from Edward III through his father, Richard, earl of Cambridge, grandson of that king, and…

Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia) Suffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke ofSuffolk, Charles Brandon, 1st duke ofsŭfˈək [key], d. 1545, English nobleman. A member of the court of Henry VIII, he received many preferments. He…

York Factory

(Encyclopedia) York Factory, fur-trading post, NE Man., Canada, on Hudson Bay, at the mouth of the Hayes River, just east of the mouth of the Nelson River. The name was used for several early (late-…