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Wagner, Honus
(Encyclopedia) Wagner, HonusWagner, Honushōˈnŭs wăgˈnər [key], 1874–1955, American baseball player, b. Mansfield (now Carnegie), Pa. His real name was John Peter Wagner. He played semiprofessional…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Rosalind, Helen, and Her Child
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Note by Mrs. ShelleyRosalind, Helen, and Her Child SCENE. The Shore of the Lake of Como HELEN: Come hither, my sweet Rosalind. 'Tis long since thou and I have met…Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt, 1830–85, American writer whose pseudonym was H. H., b. Amherst, Mass. She was a lifelong friend of Emily Dickinson. In 1863, encouraged by T. W. Higginson…Morgan, Edmund Sears
(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Edmund Sears, 1916–2013, U.S. historian, b. Minneapolis. After receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1942, he taught at the Univ. of Chicago (1945–46) and at Brown (1946–55)…Brown, Helen Gurley
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Helen Gurley, 1922–2012, American writer and editor, b. Green Forest, Ark. A child of poverty, she became a successful advertising copywriter and wrote the best-selling Sex and…Notable Female Athletes
Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…Huxley, Sir Andrew Fielding
(Encyclopedia) Huxley, Sir Andrew Fielding, 1917–2012, British physiologist, educated at University College, London; grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, half-brother of Sir Julian Huxley and Aldous…Helen Wills Moody 1998 Deaths
Helen Wills MoodyAge: 92 women's tennis great who won eight Wimbledon singles titles in the 1920s and 1930s; won 31 major titles, including seven U.S. championships and four French titles…Helen Oakley Dance 2001 Deaths
Helen Oakley DanceAge: 88 jazz critic, producer, and historian who reviewed performances and recordings for Downbeat magazine and worked as a personal assistant to such jazz luminaries as…Helen Gray Cone: The Ride to the Lady
The Ride to the LadyHelen Gray Cone"Now since mine even is come at last, — For I have been the sport of steel, And hot life ebbeth from me fast, And I in saddle roll and reel, — Come bind me…Trending
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