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Caylus, Marie Marguerite, comtesse de
(Encyclopedia) Caylus, Marie Marguerite, comtesse deCaylus, Marie Marguerite, comtesse demärē märgərētˈ kôNtĕsˈ də [key]Caylus, Marie Marguerite, comtesse de kālüsˈ [key], 1673–1729, French writer…Beecher, Catharine Esther
(Encyclopedia) Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800–1878, American educator, b. East Hampton, N.Y.; daughter of Lyman Beecher. She first taught in New London, Conn., and in 1824 founded a girls' school in…Williams, Ephraim
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Ephraim, 1715–55, American soldier, founder of Williams College, b. Newton, Mass. After several years as a sailor, he lived in Massachusetts and took part in defending the…Esther Rolle 1998 Deaths
Esther Rolle Age: 78 Rolle will be best remembered for her role as the strong-willed mother on the '70s sitcom Good Times. She fought to overcome negative Black stereotypes throughout her career,…Williams, Serena
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Serena: see Williams, Venus.Williams, Shirley Vivien Teresa Brittain, Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Shirley Vivien Teresa Brittain, Baroness Williams of Crosby 1930–, British politician. Daughter of the political scientist and philosopher Sir George Catlin and the novelist…Williams, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Bill: see Williams, William Sherley.Williams, Ralph Vaughan
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Ralph Vaughan: see Vaughan Williams, Ralph.Saint Valentine's Day
(Encyclopedia) Saint Valentine's Day, Western European Christian holiday, originally the Roman feast of Lupercalia. It was christianized in memory of the martyrdom of St. Valentine in a.d. 270, who,…Brooks, Maria Gowen
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Maria GowenBrooks, Maria Gowengouˈən [key], 1795?–1845, American poet, b. Medford, Mass. Her first collection of verse, Judith, Esther, and Other Poems (1820), was praised by…Trending
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