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Harjo, Joy

(Encyclopedia) Harjo, Joy, 1951–, Native American poet and activist, b. Tulsa, Okla., B.A. Univ. of New Mexico, 1976, M.F.A. Univ. of Iowa, 1978. Her poems are collected in The Last Song (1975), She…

Multiple Births: Bundles of Joy

Multiple Births: Bundles of Joy by Elaine Rho   Related Links fertility drugs multiple births Houston octuplets National Center for Health Statistics The recent birth of the Houston…

Multiple Births: Bundles of Joy

The Numbers Numbers of triplet, quadruplet, quintuplet and other higher order multiple births: United States 1989-94 Year Triplets Quadruplets Quintuplets and other higher order multiples…

Adamson TANNEHILL, Congress, PA (1750-1820)

TANNEHILL, Adamson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Frederick County, Md., May 23, 1750; attended the public schools; served in the Revolutionary War as captain of riflemen; moved…

Voigt, Deborah Joy

(Encyclopedia) Voigt, Deborah JoyVoigt, Deborah Joyvoit [key], 1960–, American dramatic soprano, b. Des Plaines, Ill., grad. California Staate Univ., Fullerton (1978). She is particularly known for…

Bell, John Joy

(Encyclopedia) Bell, John Joy, 1871–1934, Scottish author. He wrote a number of humorous stories and plays, frequently in dialect, of life in Glasgow, but is best remembered for his story Wee…

Cartwright, Alexander Joy

(Encyclopedia) Cartwright, Alexander Joy, 1820–92, American baseball player, b. New York City. He worked as a bank teller and a bookseller, and was a volunteer firefighter with the Knickerbocker Fire…