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Visitation of Our Lady
(Encyclopedia)Visitation of Our Lady: see Mary. ...Wollstonecraft, Mary
(Encyclopedia)Wollstonecraft, Mary wo͝olˈstənkräft, –krăft [key], 1759–97, English author and feminist, b. London. She was an early proponent of educational equality between men and women, expressing this ...Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
(Encyclopedia)Immaculate Conception of Our Lady: see Mary. ...Herbert, Mary
(Encyclopedia)Herbert, Mary: see Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of. ...Lady Day
(Encyclopedia)Lady Day or Annunciation: see Mary. ...Stuart, Mary
(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, Mary: see Mary Queen of Scots. ...Surratt, Mary Eugenia
(Encyclopedia)Surratt, Mary Eugenia sərătˈ [key], 1820–65, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, hanged on July 7, 1865. A widow (her maiden name was Jenkins) who had moved from Surratts...Arnim, Mary Annette (Beauchamp), Countess von
(Encyclopedia)Arnim, Mary Annette (Beauchamp), Countess von: see Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess. ...Mar, John Erskine, 1st (or 6th) earl of
(Encyclopedia)Mar, John Erskine, 1st (or 6th) earl of, d. 1572, regent of Scotland. As Lord Erskine he was keeper of Edinburgh and Stirling castles, a source of much political strength. In the struggle between the ...Pierce, John
(Encyclopedia)Pierce, John, 1910–2002, American electrical engineer, b. Des Moines, Iowa, grad. California Institute of Technology (Ph.D. 1936). Pierce worked at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, where he proposed...Browse by Subject
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