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Stone, Lucy

(Encyclopedia)Stone, Lucy, 1818–93, reformer and leader in the women's rights movement, b. near West Brookfield, Mass., grad. Oberlin, 1847. In 1847 she gave her first lecture on women's rights, and the following...

Stone, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia)Stone, Nicholas, 1586–1647, English sculptor and mason, b. Devonshire. He rose to a position of highest importance as a decorative sculptor, working after designs by Inigo Jones. His independent pro...

Stone, Oliver

(Encyclopedia)Stone, Oliver, 1946–, American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, b. New York City, studied filmmaking with Martin Scorsese at New York Univ. (B.F.A., 1971). Stone enlisted (1967) in the army an...

Stone, Robert

(Encyclopedia)Stone, Robert, 1937–2015, American novelist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. During his early years he was in the Navy, and later he joined Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters in their drug-enhanced adventures. He...

Stone, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Stone, Thomas, 1743–87, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Charles co., Md. A lawyer, he was (1775–78) a delegate to the Continental Congres...

Stone Age

(Encyclopedia)Stone Age: see Paleolithic period; Mesolithic period; Neolithic period. ...

stone curlew

(Encyclopedia)stone curlew: see thick-knee.

stone marten

(Encyclopedia)stone marten: see marten.

Stone Town

(Encyclopedia)Stone Town, Zanzibar: see Zanzibar, city. ...

semiprecious stone

(Encyclopedia)semiprecious stone: see gem.