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Like Mother, Like Daughter

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and daughter Harriet "In search of my mother's garden, I found my own."-Alice Walker These women have followed in their mothers' footsteps: Printers: Sarah Goddard…

Chu, Steven

(Encyclopedia) Chu, Steven, 1948–, U.S. physicist and government official, b. St. Louis, Mo., grad. Univ. of Rochester (B.S., A.B. 1970), Univ. of California, Berkeley (Ph.D. 1976). He worked from…

Paderewski, Ignace Jan

(Encyclopedia) Paderewski, Ignace JanPaderewski, Ignace Janpădˌərĕfˈskē, Pol. ēnyäsˈ yän pädĕrĕfˈskē [key], 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman; studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and…

Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl ofPembroke, Aymer de Valence, earl ofpĕmˈbr&oobreve;k [key], d. 1324, English nobleman; nephew of Aymer of Valence, bishop of Winchester. He…

Rogers, Roy

(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Roy, 1911–98, American Western film star, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Leonard Franklin Slye. The guitar-strumming Rogers succeeded Gene Autry as America's favorite singing cowboy…

Squirrel Nut Zippers

popular swing band Formed in 1993 in Efland, North Carolina, Squirrel Nut Zippers has been at the forefront of swing music's return to popularity in the late 1990s. Their albums include The…

2010 Newbery Medal and Honor Books

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children…