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Montpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de

(Encyclopedia) Montpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse deMontpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse deän märēˈ lwēz dôrlāäNˈ düshĕsˈ də mŏpäsyāˈ [key], 1627–93, French princess,…

Ursins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse des

(Encyclopedia) Ursins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse desUrsins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse desmärēˈ än də lä trāmwäˈyə prăNsĕsˈ dāzürsănˈ [key], 1642–1722, French noblewoman and…

Le Clézio, Jean-Marie Gustave

(Encyclopedia) Le Clézio, Jean-Marie Gustave, 1940–, French novelist, b. Nice, grad. Univ. of Nice (L. ès L., 1963), Univ. of Aix-en-Provence (M.A., 1964), Univ. of Perpignan (D. ès L., 1983). He…

Mary Lillian Ellison Biography

wrestlerDied: Nov. 2, 2007 (Lexington, South Carolina) Best Known as: professional wrestler called the Fabulous Moolah Renowned professional wrestler called the…

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver

philanthropist, mental health activistBorn: 1921Birthplace: Brookline, Mass. Shriver, the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy and the sister of President John Kennedy, has long advocated for the…

Mary Eliza Church Terrell

civil rights and women's rights activistBorn: 9/23/1863Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn. Although Church Terrell's parents had been born slaves, they eventually became wealthy through business and real…