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Cleland, John
(Encyclopedia) Cleland, John, 1709–87, English novelist. His Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1750), commonly known as Fanny Hill, was an immediate popular success; the novel's notoriety led to a…Droste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin von
(Encyclopedia) Droste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin or Baroness vonDroste-Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Freiin or Baroness vonänĕtˈə ālēˈzäbĕt frīˈĭn fən drôsˈtə-hülsˈhôf [key], 1797–1848,…Duveneck, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Duveneck, FrankDuveneck, Frankdy&oomacr;ˈvənĕk [key], 1848–1919, American portrait and genre painter and teacher, b. Covington, Ky., studied in Cincinnati and in Munich. In 1875 he…Boyd, Louise Arner
(Encyclopedia) Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887–1972, American arctic explorer, b. San Rafael, Calif. She led a series of scientific explorations on the east coast of Greenland. The expedition of 1933,…Blair, Bonnie Kathleen
(Encyclopedia) Blair, Bonnie Kathleen, 1964–, American speed skater, b. Cornwall, N.Y. An outstanding technical skater, she won more individual gold medals (five) in Olympic competition than any…Bloy, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Bloy, LéonBloy, LéonlāôNˈ blwä [key], 1846–1917, French writer. A Roman Catholic and a social reformer, Bloy wrote violent and vituperative attacks on religious conformism and bitter…Thayer, Abbott Handerson
(Encyclopedia) Thayer, Abbott HandersonThayer, Abbott Handersonthâr [key], 1849–1921, American painter, b. Boston, studied in Paris with Gérôme and at the École des Beaux-Arts. Known as a painter of…Roe v. Wade
(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first…Lowell, Josephine Shaw
(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Josephine Shaw, 1843–1905, American political reformer, b. Roxbury, Mass. Lowell, brother of Robert Gould Shaw and widow of…O'Brien, Edna
(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Edna, 1932–, Irish writer. Although she moved to London in 1954, her constant theme and recurring setting is Ireland. In richly sensual prose, O'Brien explores the dreams,…Trending
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