(Encyclopedia) Rebecca or RebekahRebeccaboth: rēbĕkˈə [key], wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob. One day, as was her custom, she drew water at the city well; while there she showed kindness to Eliezer…
(Encyclopedia) Gratz, RebeccaGratz, Rebeccagrăts [key], 1781–1869, American philanthropist, b. Philadelphia; daughter of Michael Gratz. Well known for her philanthropies in Philadelphia, she is…
(Rebecca George)actressBorn: 8/29/1961Birthplace: Los Angeles Making her film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (1982), she achieved popular success after starring as the call…
(Encyclopedia) West, Dame Rebecca, 1892–1983, English novelist and critic, b. Ireland as Cicily Isabel Fairfield. West began her career as a journalist for feminist and suffragist publications. At…
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831–1910, American novelist, b. Washington, Pa.; mother of Richard Harding Davis. Her early nonfiction pieces, particularly those collected under the title…
physicianBorn: 1846Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cole was the second Black woman to graduate from medical school (1867). She joined Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the…
Senate Years of Service: 1922-1922Party: DemocratFELTON, Rebecca Latimer, (wife of William Harrell Felton), a Senator from Georgia; born near Decatur, De Kalb County, Ga., June 10, 1835;…
Born: Oct. 6, 1973Basketball F women's college basketball Player of the Year in 1995; led Connecticut to undefeated season (35-0) and national title; member of 1996 U.S. Olympic team; helped lead…
(Encyclopedia) black snake, name for several snakes, not all closely related, that are black in color. In the United States the name is applied chiefly to the black racer and to the black rat snake (…
