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Discourse On Woman
by LucretiaMott There is nothing of greater importance to the well-being of society at large - of man as well as woman - than the true and proper position of woman. Much has been said,…Washington, Booker Taliaferro
(Encyclopedia) Washington, Booker Taliaferro, 1856–1915, American educator, b. Franklin co., Va. Washington was born into slavery; his mother was a mulatto slave on a plantation, his father a white…Mark Harmon
TV star Mark Harmon is known for his leading roles in the series St. Elsewhere, Chicago Hope and, since 2003, NCIS. He grew up in southern California, the son of Hollywood actress Elyse Knox and…Ann Petry Biography
Ann PetrynovelistBorn: 10/12/1908Birthplace: Old Saybrook, Connecticut A pharmacist who wrote newspaper ad copy, Petry came to notice when her book The Street, about life in Harlem, gained…Theresa Hayward Bell Biography
Theresa Hayward BellAmerican Indian activistBorn: 1952Birthplace: Camp Lejeune, N.C. The daughter of a military officer, Bell moved frequently as a child. However, as a member of the…Poem: The Boston Evening Transcript
Poem 17 Poem 19 The Boston Evening Transcript The readers of the Boston Evening Transcript Sway in the wind like a field of ripe corn. When evening quickens faintly in the street, Wakening…Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge is the English author famous for stories of working-class families and, in her later years, compact historical novels. Bainbridge first had her first book published at age 37: the…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 1997
(For books published in 1996) Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.The Coretta Scott King Award: (author): SLAM!, Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic Press); (illustrator):…Return to Never Land
Director:Robin BuddWriter:Temple MathewsWalt Disney Pictures; 72 minutes; GRelease:2/02Voices of:Harriet Owen, Blayne Weaver, Corey Burton Return to Never Land is a crisp, classically…2007 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Fiction: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz (Riverhead) General Nonfiction:…Trending
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