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Palin, Sarah Heath
(Encyclopedia) Palin, Sarah HeathPalin, Sarah Heathpāˈlĭn [key], 1964–, U.S. politician, b. Sandpoint, Idaho, as Sarah Louise Heath, grad. Univ. of Idaho (B.S. 1987). Her family moved to Alaska not…Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(Encyclopedia) Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (HHMI), nonprofit medical research organization founded in 1953 by Howard Hughes and largly funded from proceeds of the 1984–85 sale of Hughes Aircraft…Bernhardt, Sarah
(Encyclopedia) Bernhardt, SarahBernhardt, Sarahbûrnˈhärt, Fr. bĕrnärˈ [key], 1844–1923, stage name of Rosine Bernard, French actress, b. Paris. At age 13 she entered the Paris Conservatory, and later…Sara
(Encyclopedia) Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=…Hughes, Sir Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Sir Samuel, 1853–1921, Canadian political leader, b. Ontario. A schoolteacher and newspaper editor, he entered the House of Commons in 1892 and held a seat until his death. As…Plath, Sylvia
(Encyclopedia) Plath, Sylvia, 1932–63, American poet, b. Boston. Educated at Smith College and Cambridge, Plath published poems even as a child and won many academic and literary awards. Her first…Hagar
(Encyclopedia) HagarHagarhāˈgər [key] or AgarHagarāˈgər [key], according to the Book of Genesis, servant of Abraham's wife Sarah and mother of his eldest son, Ishmael. She and her son were sent out…Wood, Sarah
(Encyclopedia) Wood, Sarah: see under Kemble, Roger.Sarah Winnemucca Biography
Sarah WinnemuccaNorthern Paiute lecturer, educator, and writerBorn: c. 1844Birthplace: near Humboldt Sink, western Nevada Sarah Winnemucca, whose Indian name was Thocmetony, or “Shell Flower…Sarah Delany Biography
Sarah Delany(Sadie)Age: 109 co-author of the bestselling memoir Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, which she wrote with sister Bessie (who died at age 106 in 1995) to…Trending
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