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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…Colorado School of Mines
(Encyclopedia) Colorado School of Mines, at Golden; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1874. It was one of the first mineral engineering schools in the United States. It owns extensive…Rogers, Roy
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Roy, 1911–98, American Western film star, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Leonard Franklin Slye. The guitar-strumming Rogers succeeded Gene Autry as America's favorite singing cowboy…Rogers, Will
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Will (William Penn Adair Rogers), 1879–1935, American humorist, b. Oolagah, Indian Territory (now in Oklahoma). In his youth he worked as a cowboy in Oklahoma, and after…Lancaster, Burt
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster, Burt (Burton Stephen Lancaster), 1913–94, American film actor, b. New York City. A superb athlete, he began his career as an acrobat. Best known for his roles as a cerebral…Nashe, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Nashe or Nash, ThomasNashe or Nash, Thomasboth: năsh [key], 1567–1601, English satirist. Very little is known of his life. Although his first publications appeared in 1589, it was not…Pearl, The
(Encyclopedia) Pearl, The, one of four Middle English alliterative poems, all contained in a manuscript of c.1400, composed in the West Midland dialect, almost certainly by the same anonymous author…Cid
(Encyclopedia) Cid or Cid CampeadorCidsĭd, Span. thēᵺ kämpāäᵺōrˈ [key] [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. Under…Eaton, William
(Encyclopedia) Eaton, William, 1764–1811, U.S. army officer, celebrated for his exploit in the Tripolitan War, b. Woodstock, Conn. Captain Eaton was sent to Tunis as consul in 1798 and learned much…Henslowe, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Henslowe, PhilipHenslowe, Philiphĕnzˈlō [key], c.1550–1616, English businessman and theatrical manager. Although he managed the Rose Theatre, Bankside, London, and the Fortune Theatre…Trending
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