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Inchbald, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Inchbald, ElizabethInchbald, Elizabethĭnchˈbôld [key], 1753–1821, English author. The daughter of a farmer, Joseph Simpson, she went to London in 1772 to seek her fortune on the stage…

Elizabeth I

The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I became one of the most effective monarchs in British history. She succeeded her half-sister, Mary I, in 1558 and reigned for the next 44…

Elizabeth Dole

Breaking down gender barriers by Beth Rowen This article was posted on August 17, 1999. Elizabeth Dole has been appointed by three presidents to high-level executive positions. Dole finished…

The Queen Elizabeth

The pinnacle of ocean liner luxury by John Gettings When the near 84,000-ton Queen Elizabeth was launched in 1938, it was the largest passenger ship ever built. But before it became…

Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for 1955's North & South. A Cold Spring and the National Book Award for her 1969 collection, The Complete Poems. Bishop's…

Elizabeth Taylor

One of the great Hollywood stars of the 20th century, Elizabeth Taylor had three fairly distinct career personas: first as the winsome child star of movies like National Velvet (1944); then as a…

Elizabeth Strout

Elizabeth Strout is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Olive Kitteridge, the collection of related stories that works as a novel. She grew up mostly in Maine, attended Bates College (class of 1977…