This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…
Mata Hari Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary…
Sojourner Truth These are monumental women! Because of their achievements, their likenesses have been carved in stone for all to see and remember.Who: Katharine Lee Bates, author of “America the…
(Encyclopedia) SigismundSigismundsĭjˈĭsmənd, sĭgˈ– [key], 1368–1437, Holy Roman emperor (1433–37), German king (1410–37), king of Hungary (1387–1437) and of Bohemia (1419–37), elector of Brandenburg…
Saint Brigid Patron of babies, blacksmiths, cows and dairy workers, Ireland, midwives, poets, sailors, scholars, and travelers by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brigid (453?–523?) Also known as…
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1931Party: RepublicanGOFF, Guy Despard, (son of Nathan Goff and father of Louise Goff Reece), a Senator from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W…
WHAT ARE FUSION AND FISSION? HOW IS A NUCLEAR REACTION CONTROLLED? RADIOACTIVITYFIND OUT MOREThe energy that makes the stars shine and produces the heat inside a nuclear reactor is nuclear energy.…
(Encyclopedia) Damien, FatherDamien, Fatherdāˈmēən, dämyăNˈ [key] (Damien De Veuster), 1840–89, Belgian missionary priest and saint, originally named Jozef De Veuster. He went to Hawaii (1864) as a…
(Encyclopedia) Hildebert of LavardinHildebert of Lavardinhĭlˈdəbərt, lăvˈərdĭn; lävärdăNˈ [key], c.1056–1133, French churchman, bishop of Le Mans (1096–1125), and archbishop of Tours (1125–33). He…
