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Mary Elizabeth Lease

Name at birth: Mary Elizabeth ClyensMary Elizabeth Lease became nationally famous in the late 19th century for her political agitations in the cause of workers' rights, women's suffrage and…

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie AlleyactressBorn: 1/12/1951Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Actress who starred in the movies Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Look Who's Talking (1989), Sibling Rivalry (1990), and It…

Kirstie Alley Biography

Kirstie AlleyactressBorn: 1/12/1951Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Actress who starred in the movies Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Look Who's Talking (1989), Sibling Rivalry (1990), and It…

George Tiller Biography

doctorBorn: August 8, 1941Died: May 31, 2009 (Kansas, USA) Best Known as: abortion doctor George Tiller became known as one of the only doctors in America…

Gale A. Norton Biography

Gale A. Nortonpublic officialBorn: 3/11/1954Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Norton has been Secretary of the Interior since 2001. She earned a B.A. in 1975, and a law degree in 1978, both from…

Hattie McDaniel Biography

Hattie McDanielsinger and actressBorn: 1895Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas McDaniel began her career as a teen, performing for traveling Black minstrel shows in the West, and later sang in theaters and…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2006

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2005

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2007

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…