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Mary Teresa NORTON, Congress, NJ (1875-1959)

NORTON, Mary Teresa, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., March 7, 1875; attended parochial schools and the Jersey City High School; was graduated from Packard Business…

John Mary MORIN, Congress, PA (1868-1942)

MORIN, John Mary, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., April 18, 1868; moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pa.; attended the common schools; began work in a glass…

Alice Mary ROBERTSON, Congress, OK (1854-1931)

ROBERTSON, Alice Mary, a Representative from Oklahoma; born at Tullahassee Mission, Creek Nation, Indian Territory (now Tullahassee, Okla.), January 2, 1854; self-taught in early life under…

2014 Winter Olympics: Skeleton

Face first down an icy track   Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Skeleton Through the Years Olympic Preview: Luge Did You Know? American…

Manley, Mary de la Rivière

(Encyclopedia) Manley, Mary de la Rivière, 1663–1724, English author, one of the first women to earn a living by writing. Notorious because of her marriage to her cousin, who was already married and…

Mary, the mother of Jesus

(Encyclopedia) Mary, in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos).…