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Patterson, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Patterson, Elizabeth, 1785–1879, American wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, b. Baltimore. On a visit to America, Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, met and married her (1803).…

16th-century Spice Girl

Cate Blanchett's Virgin QueenMost of all, Weir balks at the film's blatant girl-power edge. Indeed, she reveals that Elizabeth played on —not rebelled against— her era's belief that…

Women's History Month

Women Rulers of the World   Women's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize Winners Pulitzer Prize Winners in Literature Pulitzer Prize Winners in…

State of the World's Mothers, 2009

Save the Children's annual Mothers’ Index   Related Links The Full Report: State of the World's Mothers (PDF) Mothers in the Labor Force Selected Characteristics of Births by Race of…

Walt Whitman: Mother and Babe

Mother and BabeI see the sleeping babe nestling the breast of its mother, The sleeping mother and babe—hush'd, I study them long and long.

Sara Teasedale: The Mother of a Poet

The Mother of a PoetShe is too kind, I think, for mortal things, Too gentle for the gusty ways of earth; God gave to her a shy and silver mirth, And made her soul as clear And softly singing…

Ten Best Countries for Mothers

Norway tops the list of best countries for moms The following table lists the top ten countries of the world according to the most recent report from Save the Children. The Mother's Index ranks the…

State of the World's Mothers: 2008

Save the Children's annual Mothers’ Index Related Links The Full Report: State of the World's Mothers (PDF) Mothers in the Labor Force…

Ten Worst Countries for Mothers

Somalia is the country with the hardest conditions for mothers The following table lists the ten worst countries of the world to be a mother according to the most recent report from Save the…

Brewer's: Mother Carey's Chickens

Stormy petrels. Mother Carey is Mater Cara. The French call these birds oiseaux de Notre Dame or aves Sanct&aeigh; Mariae. Chickens are the young of any fowl, or any small bird. “They…