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(Encyclopedia) feminism, movement for the political, social, and educational equality of women with men; the movement has occurred mainly in Europe and the United States. It has its roots in the…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…Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Kirchner, Ernst LudwigKirchner, Ernst Ludwigĕrnst l&oobreve;tˈvĭkh kĭrkhˈnər [key], 1880–1938, German expressionist painter and graphic artist. He studied art in Munich and was…Lange, Dorothea
(Encyclopedia) Lange, Dorothea, 1895–1965, American photographer, b. Hoboken, N.J. as Dorothea Nutzhorn, adopted her mother's maiden name in her twenties. From 1916 until 1932, Lange operated a…2001 Season Review
Earnhardt's Death Casts Long Shadow The final-lap crash of Dale Earnhardt's car in the season-opening Daytona 500 took one of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series' greatest stars and changed the sport…Oates, Joyce Carol
(Encyclopedia) Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938–, American author, b. Lockport, N.Y., B.A. Syracuse Univ., 1960, M.A. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1961. She taught English at the Univ. of Detroit and the Univ. of…2015 Year in Review Slideshow: Sports
Top events for the nation and the world in 2015 Jennie Wood Prev Next The U.S. Women's Soccer Team U.S. Beats Japan in Women's World Cup In the 2015 Women's World Cup Final in Vancouver,…Mountain Dew Southern 500
Mountain Dew Southern 500 Held over 367 laps on 1.366-mile oval at Darlington International Raceway in Darlington, S.C. Previously known as Southern 500 (1950-88); Heinz 500 (1989-91); and…guild socialism
(Encyclopedia) guild socialism, form of socialism developed in Great Britain that advocated a system of industrial self-government through national worker-controlled guilds. The theory, as originated…Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th earl of, 1801–85, English social reformer. He was known as Lord Ashley until 1851, when he succeeded his father as earl. Entering the House of…Trending
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