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Rhys, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Rhys, JeanRhys, Jeanrēs [key], pseud. of Ella Gwendoline Rees Williams, 1894–1979, English novelist, b. Dominica. Her novels written in the 1930s mercilessly exploit her own emotional…List of Delegates to the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
Minutes.Corresponding Members.List of Delegates to the Convention.MAINE. Ruth Hussey, Portland,NEW HAMPSHIRE. Louisa Whipple, Concord.RHODE ISLAND. Mary A. W. Johnson…Ronstadt, Linda
(Encyclopedia) Ronstadt, Linda (Linda Maria Ronstadt), 1946–, American singer, b. Tucson, Ariz. She is known for the clarity and strength of her soprano voice and for the range of song genres in…Williams, Tennessee
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Tennessee (Thomas Lanier Williams), 1911–83, American dramatist, b. Columbus, Miss., grad. State Univ. of Iowa, 1938. One of America's foremost 20th-century playwrights and…Graves, Robert Ranke
(Encyclopedia) Graves, Robert Ranke, 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic; son of Alfred Percival Graves. He established his reputation with Good-bye to All That (1929), an outspoken book on…Singles—Women
NATIONAL 1887 Ellen F. Hansel 1888–89 Bertha Townsend 1890 Ellen C. Roosevelt…Williams, Eleazer
(Encyclopedia) Williams, EleazerWilliams, Eleazerĕlēāˈzər [key], c.1787–1858, missionary among Native North Americans. He was the son of Thomas Williams, a St. Regis Native American chief, and a…Hemings, Sally
(Encyclopedia) Hemings, Sally, 1773–1835, African-American slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, b. Charles City co., Va.; her original name was probably Sarah. Her father was John Wayles, Jefferson's…Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor
(Encyclopedia) Gaitskell, Hugh Todd NaylorGaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylorgātˈskəl [key], 1906–63, British statesman. Educated at Oxford, he taught economics at the Univ. of London. During World War II he…Steinbrenner, George Michael, 3d
(Encyclopedia) Steinbrenner, George Michael, 3d, 1930–2010, American businessman, principal owner of the New York Yankees (1973–2010), b. Rocky River, Ohio, grad. Williams College (B.A., 1952). A…Trending
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