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Mazowiecki, Tadeusz
(Encyclopedia) Mazowiecki, TadeuszMazowiecki, Tadeusztädāˈ&oomacr;sh mäzōvēĕtˈskē [key], 1927–2013, Polish journalist and political leader, prime minister of Poland (Aug., 1989– Jan., 1991). He…Manin, Daniele
(Encyclopedia) Manin, DanieleManin, Danieledänyĕˈlā mänēnˈ [key] 1804–57, Venetian leader of the movement to free N Italy from Austrian rule. His father, a Jew, was converted to Christianity and took…Women's Suffrage: That Adjective Male 1866
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Averted TriumphThe Negro's HourThat Adjective Male 1866Before the Civil War, there was no movement in the United States to secure…Eritrea Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Eritrea Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Eritrean Relations GEOGRAPHYEritrea…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 5
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 4Chapter 6Chapter 5 "Mother, Mother, I am so happy!" whispered the girl, burying her face in the lap of the faded, tired-looking woman who, with back turned to…Beers, Clifford Whittingham
(Encyclopedia) Beers, Clifford Whittingham, 1876–1943, American founder of the mental hygiene movement, b. New Haven, Conn., grad. Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, 1897. After the publication of A…Soka Gakkai
(Encyclopedia) Soka GakkaiSoka Gakkaisōˈkä gäkˈkī [key] [Jap.,=Value Creation Society], Japan-based independent lay Buddhist movement. A theological offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism, it was founded (…Scouts
(Encyclopedia) Scouts or Boy Scouts, organization of boys and girls 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell and originally for boys only; since the…liturgy, Christian
(Encyclopedia) liturgy, Christian [Gr. leitourgia = public duty or worship] form of public worship, particularly the form of rite or services prescribed by the various Christian churches. In the…St. John, John Pierce
(Encyclopedia) St. John, John Pierce, 1833–1916, American political reformer, b. Brookville, Ind. He traveled in the West and in South America, fought in the Union army in the Civil War, and after…Trending
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