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Helen “Nellie” Taft

Name at birth: Helen HerronHelen "Nellie" Taft was the wife of William Howard Taft and served as the First Lady of the United States from 1909-13. Intelligent, educated and ambitious, she grew up in…

Ronsard, Pierre de

(Encyclopedia) Ronsard, Pierre deRonsard, Pierre depyĕr də rôNsärˈ [key], 1524–1585, French poet. As page, then squire, Ronsard seemed destined for a career at court both in France and abroad.…

Christina Rossetti: Helen Grey

Helen GreyMarch 1866Because one loves you, Helen Grey, Is that a reason you should pout, And like a March wind veer about, And frown, and say your shrewish say? Don't strain the cord…

Helen Hull Jacobs Biography

Helen Hull Jacobs Age: 88 winner of nine major tennis championships, including the U.S. national title four straight times from 1932–35; Wimbledon singles champ in 1936; was a regular on the U.…

Helen Ward 1998 Deaths

Helen Wardsinger sang with Benny Goodman's band in the 1930sBorn: 1916Died: 1998J. T. WalshR - ZJerome Weidman

Helen Carter 1998 Deaths

Helen CarterAge: 70singer, songwriter, musician Helen was a member of the Carter family band that played a significant role in the development of country music. The band's influence is still…

Helen Martin 2000 Deaths

Helen MartinAge: 90 stage, television, and film actress who was one of Broadway's first African-American actresses. She's best known for her role as the loud old lady next door on television'…

Helen Beardsley 2000 Deaths

Helen BeardsleyAge: 70 mother and author whose book, Who Gets the Drumstick, chronicled the logistical nightmare of raising 20 children. A widow with eight children, she married a widower…

Brewer's: Helen of One's Troy

(The). The ambition of one's life; the subject for which we would live and die. The allusion, of course, is to that Helen who eloped with Paris, and thus brought about the siege and…

Helen Hoyt: Ellis Park

Ellis ParkHelen HoytLittle park that I pass through, I carry off a piece of you Every morning hurrying down To my work-day in the town; Carry you for country there To make the city ways more…