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Nancy Ward Biography

Nancy Ward Nanye-hiCherokee leader and “Beloved Woman”Born: c. 1738Birthplace: Chota, Tenn Nanye-hi was the niece of Attakullakulla, a Cherokee chief who counseled peace with the whites, and…

Poem: Cousin Nancy

Poem 19 Poem 21 Cousin Nancy Miss Nancy Ellicott Strode across the hills and broke them, Rode across the hills and broke them-- The barren New England hills-- Riding to hounds Over the cow…

Poems: Cousin Nancy

by T. S. Eliot Aunt HelenMr. ApollinaxCousin Nancy Miss Nancy Ellicott Strode across the hills and broke them, Rode across the hills and broke them-- The barren New England hills-- Riding…

Brewer's: Nancy of the Vale

A village maiden who preferred Strephon to the gay lordlings who sought her. (Shenstone.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894NankeenNancy A B C D E F G H…

Nancy Marchand Biography

Nancy MarchandactressBorn: 6/19/1928Birthplace: Buffalo, New York versatile character actress who most recently portrayed feisty matriarch Livia Soprano on HBO's Sopranos. Theatrically…

Nancy Lopez Biography

Nancy LopezBorn: Jan. 6, 1957Golfer 4-time LPGA Player of the Year (1978-79,85,88); Rookie of Year (1977); 3-time winner of LPGA Championship; reached Hall of Fame by age 30 with 35 victories…

Nanci Griffith Biography

Nanci Griffithmusician, songwriterBorn: 7/6/1953Birthplace: Austin, Texas Singer-songwriter whose intelligent rendering of folk and “rockabilly” music has created a small legion of dedicated fans.…

Mitford, Nancy

(Encyclopedia) Mitford, Nancy, 1904–73, English novelist and biographer, b. London. She managed a London bookshop during World War II and moved to Paris in 1945. Mitford and her five celebrated and…

Wexler, Nancy

(Encyclopedia) Wexler, Nancy, 1945–, American geneticist and neuropsychologist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan, 1974. After her mother was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in 1968,…

Modjeska, Helena

(Encyclopedia) Modjeska, HelenaModjeska, Helenaməjĕˈskə [key], 1844–1909, Polish actress who achieved fame in the United States primarily for her Shakespearean interpretations. After initial acclaim…