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Arad, city, Romania

(Encyclopedia) Arad Arad ärädˈ [key], city, W Romania, in the Banat, on the Mureşul River, near the Hungarian border. It is an important railroad junction and a leading…

Walewski, Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna, Comte

(Encyclopedia) Walewski, Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna, ComteWalewski, Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna, ComteälĕksäNˈdrə flôryäNˈ zhôzĕfˈ kôlônäˈ kôNt välĕfskēˈ [key], 1810–68, French diplomat, b…

Carlos, second son of Charles IV of Spain

(Encyclopedia) Carlos (Carlos María Isidro de Borbón), 1788–1855, second son of Charles IV of Spain. He was the first Carlist pretender. After his father's abdication (1808) he was, with the rest of…

Women Reformers and Activists

  Abbott - Crandell | Davies - King | La Flesche - Sanger | Seton - Wright Mary Church Terrell Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists…

Mystery Initials

Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…

Women's Museums

American museums devoted to women's history by Holly Hartman and Beth Rowen Related Links History of Women's HistoryFamous Firsts by American WomenNotable WomenWomen of InfluenceQuizzes…

López, Vicente Fidel

(Encyclopedia) López, Vicente FidelLópez, Vicente Fidelvēsānˈtā fēᵺālˈ [key]López, Vicente Fidel lōˈpās [key], 1815–1903, Argentine historian, journalist, and politician; son of Vicente López y…

Lyric Opera of Chicago

(Encyclopedia) Lyric Opera of Chicago, opera company founded 1954 as the Lyric Theatre of Chicago; it was renamed prior to its 1956 season. The company performs at the ornate Lyric Opera House,…