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Women Reformers and Activists

  Abbott - Crandell | Davies - King | La Flesche - Sanger | Seton - Wright Mary Church Terrell Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes…

2010 Academy Awards

2010 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nomineesThe 2010 Academy Awards were presented on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners…

Dickens, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Dickens, Charles, 1812–70, English author, b. Portsmouth, one of the world's most popular, prolific, and skilled novelists. Charles Dickens is one of the giants of English literature…

tunnel

(Encyclopedia) tunnel, underground passage usually made without removing the overlying rock or soil. Although tunnels are approximately horizontal, they must be built with sufficient gradient for…

Business Personalities

Horace Marden AlbrightLinda AlvaradoElias Milton AmmonsElizabeth ArdenGiorgio ArmaniAaron ArrowsmithMary Kay AshLaura AshleyRoger BabsonKarl BaedekerRobert Joseph BarroTomas BataCharlotte…

fisheries

(Encyclopedia) fisheries. From earliest times and in practically all countries, fisheries have been of industrial and commercial importance. In the large N Atlantic fishing grounds off Newfoundland…

Women Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism

See Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism at Infoplease.com for the full list of winners.Meritorious Public Service1918New York Times; also special award to Minna Kewinson and Henry Beetle Hough1991Des…

Members of Congress: Tennessee, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Tennessee Member Name Birth-Death ALEXANDER, Adam Rankin 1781-1848 ALEXANDER, Lamar 1940-  ALLEN, Clifford Robertson 1912-…

Selected Educators and Scholars

Noam Chomsky See also Women Educators and Scholars African-American Scholars and Educators Hispanic-American Leaders and Activists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries…