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Barber, John Warner

(Encyclopedia) Barber, John Warner, 1798–1885, American engraver, b. East Windsor, Conn. He opened (1823) a business in New Haven, where he produced religious and historical books, illustrated with…

Crothers, Rachel

(Encyclopedia) Crothers, RachelCrothers, Rachelkrŭᵺˈərz [key], 1878–1958, American playwright and director, b. Bloomington, Ill., grad. Illinois State Normal Univ., 1892. Her plays, many of which…

Gage, Matilda Joslyn

(Encyclopedia) Gage, Matilda Joslyn, 1826–98, American woman-suffrage leader, b. Cicero, N.Y. Joining the women's rights movement in 1853, she edited in Syracuse, N.Y., the National Citizen, a…

Blow, Susan Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Blow, Susan Elizabeth, 1843–1916, American educator, b. St. Louis. After study in New York City under a disciple of Froebel, she opened in Carondelet (now in St. Louis) the first…

Warner LeRoy 2001 Deaths

Warner LeRoyAge: 65 New York City restaurateur whose showmanship made Maxwell's Plum one of the city's trendiest restaurants in the 1960s. In 1973 he took over the Tavern on the Green, making…

Ty Warner, 1999 News

59?, toy executive, shocked millions of children and parents when he announced on his Web site in August that he plans to retire all Beanie Babies on Dec. 31, 1999. No one was quite sure if…

Dr. Susan Love Biography

Dr. Susan Lovesurgeon and activistBorn: 1948 Dr. Susan Love, a surgeon and activist, is a leader in breast-cancer research and advocacy. She has helped to raise awareness about breast cancer…

Susan McDougal, 1998 News

ever-incarcerated Whitewater figure, was charged with embezzlement and tax fraud in a case unrelated to the Arkansas land deal. The latest charges were brought by conductor Zubin Mehta and…

Susan B. Anthony Biography

Susan B. Anthony activistBorn: 2/15/1820 Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Susan Anthony was a nearly 70-year veteran in the fight for women's rights. She began organizing for equal pay as a…