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Eisenberg, Carola

(Encyclopedia) Eisenberg, Carola, 1917-2021, American physician and human and women’s rights advocate; b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Caroline…

Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann

(Encyclopedia) Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann, 1774–1821, American Roman Catholic leader, usually called Mother Seton, b. Elizabeth Ann Bayley, New York City. She was the daughter of a prominent…

Repton

(Encyclopedia) Repton, village, Derbyshire, central England. It was once a capital of the kingdom of Mercia. A monastery, the seat of the Mercia bishops, stood there in the 7th cent. but was later…

Hershey

(Encyclopedia) Hershey, uninc. city (2020 pop. 13,858), Dauphin co., S central Pa.; founded 1903 as a planned community for workers at the Hershey Corp…

London School of Economics and Political Science

(Encyclopedia) London School of Economics and Political Science, at London, England; founded 1895, recognized as a school of the Univ. of London (see London, Univ. of) in 1900. It publishes many…

Boone

(Encyclopedia) Boone. 1 City (2020 pop. 12,242), seat of Boone co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; inc. 1865. It is a railroad and industrial…

Shippen, William, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Shippen, William, Jr., 1736–1808, American surgeon, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Edinburgh, 1761. A pioneer lecturer on anatomy and midwifery, he was instrumental in the organization (1765)…

Pennsylvania State University

(Encyclopedia) Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. It was…

Iowa City, IA Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population62,220100.0SEX AND AGEMale30,50849.0Female31,71251.0Under 5 years2,8614.65 to 9 years2,6974.310 to 14 years2,8024.515 to 19 years7,25911.720 to 24 years14,87223.925…