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Raine, Kathleen Jessie

(Encyclopedia) Raine, Kathleen Jessie, 1908–2003, English poet and critic, b. Ilford (now in Redbridge, Greater London), grad. Cambridge, 1929. Raine's poems and essays assert that true poetry is an…

Battle, Kathleen

(Encyclopedia) Battle, Kathleen, 1948–, African-American soprano, b. Portsmouth, Ohio. She studied voice at the Conservatory of Music at the Univ. of Cincinnati and made her debut at the Spoleto…

Winona

(Encyclopedia) WinonaWinonawĭnōˈnə, wī– [key], city (1990 pop. 25,399), seat of Winona co., SE Minn., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1857. There is food processing, and construction equipment,…

Blair, Bonnie Kathleen

(Encyclopedia) Blair, Bonnie Kathleen, 1964–, American speed skater, b. Cornwall, N.Y. An outstanding technical skater, she won more individual gold medals (five) in Olympic competition than any…

Fraser, Douglas Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Fraser, Douglas Andrew, 1916–2008, American labor leader, b. Glasgow, Scotland. His family emigrated to the United States when he was a child and settled in Detroit, where he began his…

K'gari

(Encyclopedia) K'gari, island, Australia: see Fraser Island.

Kathleen McGrath, 2000 News

U.S. Navy captain, became the first woman to command a warship. She led the USS Jarrett in a six-month-long mission to the Persian Gulf to track down ships smuggling Iraqi oil.

Kathleen Willey, 1998 News

51-year-old former White House volunteer, testified in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case on March 10. She created a stir the following week when she went on 60 Minutes to discuss the…

Kathleen Freeman 2001 Deaths

Kathleen FreemanAge: 78 versatile character actress who appeared in dozens of films, TV shows, and Broadway plays. Known for her jowls, Freeman appeared in the films Singin' in the Rain (1952…

Kathleen Kearney, 2002 News

public official, resigned as the secretary of Florida's Department of Children and Families in August, after a series of high-profile missteps by the agency. In April, the department…