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June, Jennie

(Encyclopedia) June, Jennie: see Croly, Jane Cunningham.

Croly, Jane Cunningham

(Encyclopedia) Croly, Jane CunninghamCroly, Jane Cunninghamkrōˈlē [key], pseud. Jennie June, 1829–1901, American journalist and feminist, b. England. She came to the United States at the age of 12…

Addams, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Addams, Jane, 1860–1935, American social worker, b. Cedarville, Ill., grad. Rockford College, 1881. In 1889, with Ellen Gates Starr, she founded Hull House in Chicago, one of the first…

Tonson, Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Tonson, JacobTonson, Jacobtŏnˈsən [key], 1656?–1736, English publisher. He and his brother Richard purchased the publication rights to Milton's Paradise Lost, a transaction later…

Brewer's: Jane Eyre

The heroine in a novel of the same name, by Currer Bell ((q.v.).) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JanissariesJane A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

Jane Curtin Biography

Jane Curtin comedienne, actressBorn: 9/6/1947Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts Emmy Award-winning television comedienne and actress who was a regular on Saturday Night Live during its heyday…