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Simkhovitch, Mary Kingsbury
(Encyclopedia)Simkhovitch, Mary Kingsbury sĭmkōˈvĭch [key], 1867–1951, American social worker, b. Chestnut Hill, Mass., grad. Boston Univ., 1890. After further study at Radcliffe, Columbia, and the Univ. of B...Northumberland, Thomas Percy, 7th earl of
(Encyclopedia)Northumberland, Thomas Percy, 7th earl of, 1528–72, English nobleman. He was the nephew and heir of the childless 6th earl but did not succeed on the latter's death (1537) because his father had bee...Rinehart, Mary Roberts
(Encyclopedia)Rinehart, Mary Roberts rīnˈhärt [key], 1876–1958, American novelist, b. Pittsburgh. A graduate nurse, she married Dr. Stanley M. Rinehart in 1896. The first of her many mystery stories, The Circu...Jones, Mother
(Encyclopedia)Jones, Mother: see Jones, Mary Harris. ...Saint Mary's, island, Scilly Islands
(Encyclopedia)Saint Mary's, England: see Scilly Islands. ...Saint Mary's Island
(Encyclopedia)Saint Mary's Island: see Banjul, Gambia. ...Queen Mary Coast
(Encyclopedia)Queen Mary Coast, region: see Antarctica. ...Murfree, Mary Noailles
(Encyclopedia)Murfree, Mary Noailles: see Craddock, Charles Egbert. ...Casket Letters
(Encyclopedia)Casket Letters: see Mary Queen of Scots. ...Special Olympics
(Encyclopedia)Special Olympics: see Shriver, Eunice Mary Kennedy. ...Browse by Subject
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