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Walker, Kara Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Kara Elizabeth,1969–, American artist, b. Stockton, Calif., grad. Atlanta College of Art (B.F.A., 1981), Rhode Island School of Design (M.F.A., 1994). Walker is best known for…

Tom Loftin JOHNSON, Congress, OH (1854-1911)

JOHNSON Tom Loftin , a Representative from Ohio; born in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., July 18, 1854; moved to Indiana in boyhood; attended the public schools; employed in a rolling mill; clerk…

VANDERGRIFF, Tommy (Tom) Joe, Congress, TX (1926)

VANDERGRIFF Tommy (Tom) Joe , a Representative from Texas; born in Carrollton, Dallas County, Tex., January 29, 1926; attended public schools of Carrollton and Arlington, Tex.; B.A., University of…

HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), Congress, IA (1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1985- Party: Democrat HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), a Representative and Senator from Iowa; born in Cumming, Warren County, Iowa, November 19, 1939; attended the public…

Thomas Richard (Tom) HARKIN, Congress, IA (1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1985-2015 Party: Democrat HARKIN Thomas Richard (Tom) , a Senator and a Representative from Iowa; born in Cumming, Warren County, Iowa, November 19, 1939; attended the…

pea

(Encyclopedia) pea, hardy, annual, climbing leguminous plant (Pisum sativum) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), grown for food by humans at least since the early Bronze Age; no longer known in…

yucca

(Encyclopedia) yuccayuccayŭkˈə [key], any plant of the genus Yucca, stiff-leaved stemless or treelike succulents of the family Liliaceae (lily family), native chiefly to the tablelands of Mexico and…

The Congress of Women: Woman's Place in Letters

by Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyer An African ExpeditionCookeryWoman's Place in Letters Annie Nathan Meyer was born in New York City, 1867. Her parents were Robert Weeks Nathan and Annie Florence…

Arnold, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Arnold, Thomas, 1795–1842, English educator, b. Isle of Wight, educated at Winchester school and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, from 1815…

Chicago Seven

(Encyclopedia) Chicago Seven, group of political activists, originally eight in number, who led protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 and were charged with criminal…