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Mary Wollstonecraft

Biography of the 18th-century English feminist   Mary Wollstonecraft, an 18th-century English feminist, believed that equal education among men and women would ensure the equal…

Lao Tzu (Laozi)

Biography of the great Chinese philosopher   Lao Tzu (alternate spelling: Laozi), Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu, fl. 6th cent. B.C., Chinese philosopher, reputedly the founder of…

Frank Neville IKARD, Congress, TX (1913-1991)

IKARD, Frank Neville, a Representative from Texas; born in Henrietta, Clay County, Tex., January 30, 1913; attended the public schools and Schriener Institute, Kerrville, Tex.; University of…

IRVINE, William, Congress, PA (1741-1804)

IRVINE, William, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland, on November 3, 1741; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the Dublin…

Edwin Carl JOHNSON, Congress, CO (1884-1970)

Senate Years of Service: 1937-1955Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Edwin Carl, a Senator from Colorado; born in Scandia, Republic County, Kans., January 1, 1884; moved with his parents to a cattle…

Robert Guy TORRICELLI, Congress, NJ (1951)

Senate Years of Service: 1997-2003Party: DemocratTORRICELLI, Robert Guy, a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Paterson, N.J., August 27, 1951; long-time resident of…

Reuben DAVIS, Congress, MS (1813-1890)

DAVIS, Reuben, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Winchester, Tenn., January 18, 1813; moved with his parents to Alabama about 1818; attended the public schools; studied medicine, but…

Peter P. SMITH, Congress, VT (1945)

SMITH, Peter P., a Representative from Vermont; born in Boston, October 31, 1945; raised in Burlington, Vt., and moved to Middlesex, Vt. in 1970; attended public schools in Burlington;…

Francisco PEREA, Congress, NM (1830-1913)

PEREA, Francisco, (cousin of Pedro Perea), a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Los Padillas, N.Mex. (then in the Republic of Mexico), January 9, 1830; attended select schools…

William Wilfred COBEY, Jr., Congress, NC (1939)

COBEY, William Wilfred, Jr., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Washington, D.C., May 13, 1939; attended high school in Hyattsville, Md.; was graduated from Emory University,…