(Encyclopedia) Spark, Dame Muriel, 1918–2006, Scottish novelist, b. Muriel Sarah Camberg. She lived in Edinburgh, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), London, New York, and Rome, and spent her last years in…
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/*]]>*/ Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson GoblinsFrom their birthplace in France, these nasty, hideous cousins of gnomes have spread all over Europe. When they entered…
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The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…
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The women of the U.S. Supreme Court
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