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Queen Elizabeth II: Reign and Life

Source: iStockHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st, 1926, and died on September 8th, 2022, aged 96. This marks the end of the longest-reigning British monarch and the most popular…

Elizabeth Hanford DOLE, Congress, NC (1936)

Senate Years of Service: 2003-2009Party: RepublicanDOLE, Elizabeth Hanford, (wife of Robert J. Dole), a Senator from North Carolina; born in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, on July 29…

Martha Elizabeth KEYS, Congress, KS (1930)

KEYS, Martha Elizabeth, (wife of Andrew Jacobs Jr.), a Representative from Kansas; born Martha Elizabeth Ludwig in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kans., August 10, 1930; graduated from Paseo High…

Elizabeth J. PATTERSON, Congress, SC (1939)

PATTERSON, Elizabeth J., (daughter of Olin D. Johnston), a Representative from South Carolina; born Elizabeth Johnston in Columbia, S.C., November 18, 1939; attended public schools in…

Lease, Mary Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Lease, Mary Elizabeth, 1853–1933, American agrarian reformer and temperance advocate, b. Ridgeway, Pa. The daughter of an Irish political refugee, she first gained recognition for a…

Landon, Letitia Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Landon, Letitia Elizabeth, pseud. L.E.L., 1802–38, English poet and novelist. Although no longer highly regarded, she was one of the best-known and popular literary figures of her day…

Montagu, Elizabeth (Robinson)

(Encyclopedia) Montagu, Elizabeth (Robinson), 1720–1800, English author, one of the bluestockings. She was noted for her wit and beauty, and her London literary salon was frequented by Johnson,…

Lynch, Loretta Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Lynch, Loretta Elizabeth, 1959–, U.S. lawyer and government official, b. Greensboro, N.C., grad. Harvard (A.B. 1981, J.D. 1984). She was a prosecutor in the office of the U.S. attorney…

Martínez, Elizabeth Sutherland

(Encyclopedia) Martínez, Elizabeth Sutherland, 1925-2021, American journalist, author, and Chicana activist, b. Washington, D.C. , Swarthmore College…

Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett, 1836–1917, English physician. A sister of Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Elizabeth also worked for woman suffrage. With difficulty she obtained a private…