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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Huntington Library and Art Gallery
(Encyclopedia)Huntington Library and Art Gallery: see Huntington, Henry Edwards. ...Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
(Encyclopedia)Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery: see Huntington, Henry Edwards. ...Steptoe, Patrick Christopher
(Encyclopedia)Steptoe, Patrick Christopher, 1913–88, British surgeon, M.D. St. George Hospital Medical School, Univ. of London, 1939. Steptoe worked at Oldham General Hospital from 1951 to 1980, when he and Briti...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 who later des...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). Her name is the He...Mary, persons in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Mary, in the New Testament. 1 Mary, the Virgin. 2 Mary Magdalene. 3 Wife of Cleophas. 4 Mary of Bethany, sister of Lazarus and Martha. She sat at Jesus' feet while Martha served. She has come to symbo...Clarke, Mary Victoria (Novello) Cowden
(Encyclopedia)Clarke, Mary Victoria (Novello) Cowden: see under Clarke, Charles Cowden. ...Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of
(Encyclopedia)Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of, 1561–1621; sister of Sir Philip Sidney. His Arcadia was written for her, and after his death she prepared it and his other works for publication. Patron of a num...Saint Mary's, island, Scilly Islands
(Encyclopedia)Saint Mary's, England: see Scilly Islands. ...Browse by Subject
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