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Mary Matalin Biography

Mary Matalincommentator, political activistBorn: 8/19/1953Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Mary Joe Matalin dropped out of Western Illinois University to work in a steel mill in the early 1970s…

Mary Quant Biography

Mary Quantfashion designerBorn: 1934 Quant turned the fashion world upside-down with her outrageous styles. She is credited with creating both the mod look of the 1960s, with its futuristic-…

Marie and Pierre Curie

Partners in love and science by David Johnson Unable to continue her studies in Poland because universities did not admit women, Maria Sklodowska Curie traveled to Paris in 1891 to…

Mary Lou Lord

Got No ShadowWork/Sony Boston-based indie fave Mary Lou Lord, who got her start singing in subway stations, crosses the tracks to the land of major labels and polished production on this…

Mary Chapin Carpenter

A Place in the WorldColumbia If following up a commercial and critical breakthrough album like Stones in the Road was daunting, it doesn't show on this collection of 12 appealing and…

Brewer's: Highland Mary

A name immortalised by Burns, generally thought to be Mary Campbell, but more probably Mary Morison. In 1792 we have three songs to Mary: “Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?” “Highland…

Brewer's: Bain Marie

A saucepan containing hot water into which a smaller saucepan is plunged, either to keep it hot, or that it may boil without burning. A glue pot is a good example. Mons. Bouillet says, “…

Dr. Mary Walker

The Question: Can you give me information about the only woman ever to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor? The Answer: The only woman to receive a Medal…

Hail Mary passes

The Question: What is a "Hail Mary" in football? The Answer: A "Hail Mary" pass is a very long forward pass into the endzone, made in the last…