(Encyclopedia) Boulanger, Georges ErnestBoulanger, Georges Ernestzhôrzh ĕrnĕstˈ b&oomacr;läNzhāˈ [key], 1837–91, French general and reactionary politician. He served in North Africa and Indochina…
—Holly Hartman A six-year-old who crashes parties at New York's posh Plaza Hotel. A talking dog and her astonished family. Verse about evil weevils and gymnastically gifted spiders. Is this the…
Girls Across America by Holly Hartman From Tracy, California, to Chelsea, Vermont, the map of the United States is dotted with girls' names. Here are a few. Allison, Iowa Amy, Kansas…
Corsets In Florence during the Renaissance, Catherine de Medici decreed it bad manners to have a thick waist and designed a hinged corset that narrowed the waist to 13 inches.Corsets and girdles…
The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…
(Encyclopedia) Muti, RiccardoMuti, Riccardorēk-kärˈdō m&oomacr;ˈtē [key], 1941–, Italian conductor. Principal conductor of the Maggio Musicale (1969–81) in Florence and of the Philharmonia…
(Encyclopedia) KisumuKisumukēs&oomacr;ˈm&oomacr; [key], city (1989 est. pop. 185,100), capital of Nyanza prov., SW Kenya, on Kavirondo Gulf (an arm of Lake Victoria). It is the principal lake…
(Encyclopedia) Salvemini, GaetanoSalvemini, Gaetanogäātäˈnō sälvāmēˈnē [key], 1873–1957, Italian historian. He taught at the universities of Messina, Pisa, and Florence and also served (1919–21) in…
(Encyclopedia) Chrysoloras, ManuelChrysoloras, Manuelkrĭsəlôrˈəs [key], c.1350–1415, Greek teacher and writer, b. Constantinople. Traveling to Italy on a diplomatic mission, he became celebrated for…
