LYNCH, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Providence, R.I., November 1, 1843; moved to Pennsylvania in 1856 with his parents, who settled in Wilkes-Barre; attended the public…
LYNCH, Thomas, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Granville, Milwaukee County, Wis., November 21, 1844; attended the common schools; moved to Chilton, Calumet County, in 1864; engaged in…
(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Jane, 1937–, American actress, b. New York City; daughter of Henry Fonda and sister of Peter Fonda. First cast in pert and sexy roles, she later distinguished herself in…
Charlotte Brontë's romantic heroine finds true love by David Johnson Charlotte Brontë's 1847 masterpiece, Jane Eyre, is perhaps the ultimate romantic novel. Jane Eyre was a plain…
LYNCH, Walter Aloysius, a Representative from New York; born in New York City July 7, 1894; attended St. Jeromeâs Parochial School and Fordham Preparatory School; was graduated from Fordham…
PRATT, Eliza Jane, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Morven, Anson County, N.C., March 5, 1902; attended the public schools of Morven and Raeford, N.C., and Queens College at…
(Encyclopedia) Monk, Meredith Jane, 1942–, American dancer, choreographer, composer, singer, director, and filmmaker, b. Lima, Peru, grad. Sarah Lawrence College, 1964. A major figure in the avant-…
(Encyclopedia) Carlyle, Jane Baillie Welsh, 1801–66, English woman of letters; wife of Thomas Carlyle, whom she married in 1826. She possessed a genius for letter writing, manifest in the volumes of…
HARMAN, Jane F., a Representative from California; born in New York, N.Y., June 28, 1945; graduated from University High School, Los Angeles, Calif., 1962; B.A., Smith College, Northampton, Mass…
HARMAN, Jane L., a Representative from California; born in New York, N.Y., June 28, 1945; graduated from University High School, Los Angeles, Calif., 1962; B.A., Smith College, Northampton,…