Mothers Mobilize The "Million Mom March" on Mothers' Day, May 14th 2000 by Borgna Brunner President Clinton, beside Million Mom March founder Donna Dees Thomases (left), speaks with organizers at…
Famous and Infamous Moms Mother Teresa, Rose Kennedy, and other notable mothers by Beth Rowen Dorothea Lange's photo, "Migrant Mother"Mother's Day is the one day when we take time to…
(Encyclopedia) Eliot, George, pseud. of Mary Ann or Marian Evans, 1819–80, English novelist, b. Arbury, Warwickshire. One of the great English novelists, she was reared in a strict atmosphere of…
HEMSLEY, William, a Delegate from Maryland; born at âClover Fields Farm,â near Queenstown, Queen Annes County, Md., in 1737; engaged in planting; provincial treasurer of Eastern Shore, Md…
entrepreneur, writer, radio hostBorn: Jan. 20, 1964Birthplace: Miami, Florida An executive in the fields of publishing, marketing, and business development, Maria Bailey has worked for numerous…
Profiles of female trailblazers in technology by Jennie Wood Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer Women in Technology Ada Lovelace Grace Hopper Hedy Lamarr Jean Sammet Roberta…
(Encyclopedia) McQueen, Alexander (Lee Alexander McQueen), 1969–2010, British fashion designer. He learned tailoring on Savile Row in London and worked with several theatrical costumers, which led to…
(Encyclopedia) Five Forks, crossroads near Dinwiddie Courthouse, SW of Petersburg, Va. The last important battle of the Civil War was fought there on Apr. 1, 1865. Philip H. Sheridan, leading his own…
(Encyclopedia) ClytemnestraClytemnestraklīˌtəmnĕsˈtrə [key], in Greek mythology, the daughter of Leda and Tyndareus. Homer described her as the noble-minded wife of Agamemnon, persuaded to infidelity…
