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Evans, Augusta Jane

(Encyclopedia) Evans, Augusta Jane, 1835–1909, American novelist, b. Columbus, Ga. Of her sentimental, moralistic novels, St. Elmo (1866) achieved greatest popularity.

Harrison, Jane Ellen

(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Jane Ellen, 1850–1928, English classical scholar. She applied archaeological discoveries in the interpretation of Greek religion. Her works include Prolegomena to the Study…

Grey, Lady Jane

(Encyclopedia) Grey, Lady Jane, 1537–54, queen of England for nine days. She was the daughter of Henry Grey, marquess of Dorset (later duke of Suffolk), and Frances Brandon, daughter of Henry VIII's…

Monk, Meredith Jane

(Encyclopedia) Monk, Meredith Jane, 1942–, American dancer, choreographer, composer, singer, director, and filmmaker, b. Lima, Peru, grad. Sarah Lawrence College, 1964. A major figure in the avant-…

St. John, John Pierce

(Encyclopedia) St. John, John Pierce, 1833–1916, American political reformer, b. Brookville, Ind. He traveled in the West and in South America, fought in the Union army in the Civil War, and after…

HARMAN, Jane F., Congress, CA (1945)

HARMAN, Jane F., a Representative from California; born in New York, N.Y., June 28, 1945; graduated from University High School, Los Angeles, Calif., 1962; B.A., Smith College, Northampton, Mass…

Jane L. HARMAN, Congress, CA (1945)

HARMAN, Jane L., a Representative from California; born in New York, N.Y., June 28, 1945; graduated from University High School, Los Angeles, Calif., 1962; B.A., Smith College, Northampton,…

Pierce BUTLER, Congress, SC (1744-1822)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1796; 1802-1804 Party: Pro-Administration; Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican BUTLER, Pierce, a Delegate and a Senator from South…