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American Idol Playlists

Check out what your favorite American Idols have loaded on their iPods from iTunes Related Links American Idol Quiz Bestselling Albums by American Idol Alumni…

Olympic Fun Facts

Poland's "Stella the Fella" and other amazing trivia by Mike Morrison Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics All-Time Leading USA Medal WinnersMemorable Olympic Moments 1. American Myer…

Tropical Diseases: Introduction

IntroductionTropical DiseasesIntroductionLeishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's BugGiardiasis: A One-Celled WonderSchistosomiasis: Snail FeverAfrican Sleeping SicknessRiver BlindnessMany diseases are caused…

Royden, Agnes Maude

(Encyclopedia) Royden, Agnes Maude, 1876–1956, English preacher and social worker, studied at Oxford. The first woman to preach (1917–20) in an established Anglican church, she was also active in…

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

(Encyclopedia) Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815–1902, American reformer, a leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Johnstown, N.Y. She was educated at the Troy Female Seminary (now Emma Willard School…

Iztaccíhuatl

(Encyclopedia) IztaccíhuatlIztaccíhuatlēsˌtäsēˈwätəl [key], Ixtacíhuatl, or IxtaccíhuatlIztaccíhuatlboth: ēshˌ– [key] [Nahuatl,=white woman], dormant volcano, 17,160 ft (5,230 m) high, central Mexico…

Lamia

(Encyclopedia) LamiaLamialāˈmēə [key], in Greek mythology, grief-crazed woman whose name was used to frighten children. Her own children were killed by Hera, who was jealous of Zeus' love for her;…

Stone, Lucy

(Encyclopedia) Stone, Lucy, 1818–93, reformer and leader in the women's rights movement, b. near West Brookfield, Mass., grad. Oberlin, 1847. In 1847 she gave her first lecture on women's rights, and…

Catt, Carrie Chapman

(Encyclopedia) Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859–1947, American suffragist and peace advocate, b. Carrie Lane, Ripon, Wis., grad. Iowa State College (now Iowa State Univ.), 1880. She was superintendent of…

Bishop, Isabella Lucy (Bird)

(Encyclopedia) Bishop, Isabella Lucy (Bird), 1831–1904, English traveler and writer, first woman member of the Royal Geographical Society. She traveled extensively and wrote a number of books,…