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Margaret Brent
Margaret Brent 1600?-1671?, early American feminist, b. Gloucester, England. With her two brothers and a sister, she left England to settle (1638) in St. Marys City, Md., where she acquired an extensive estate; she was the first woman in Maryland to hold land in her own right. Under the will of Gov... Read more
Margaret of Navarre
Margaret of Navarre or Margaret of Angoulême , 1492-1549, queen consort of Navarre; sister of King Francis I of France. After the death of her first husband she married (1527) Henri d'Albret, king of Navarre; their daughter was Jeanne d'Albret . Margaret was an ardent supporter of religio... Read more
Margaret Corbin
Margaret Corbin , 1751-1800, American Revolutionary heroine, b. Franklin co., Pa. Upon the death of her husband in the attack on Fort Washington (Nov. 16, 1776), she commanded his cannon until she was seriously wounded. She was the first woman to be pensioned (1779) by the government. In 1916 her re... Read more
Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou , 1430?-1482, queen consort of King Henry VI of England, daughter of René of Anjou. Her marriage, which took place in 1445, was negotiated by William de la Pole, 4th earl (later 1st duke) of Suffolk (see under Pole , family). Margaret soon asserted influence at the Englis... Read more
Margaret Tudor
Margaret Tudor 1489-1541, queen consort of James IV of Scotland; daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. Her marriage (1503) to James was accompanied by a treaty of "perpetual peace" between Scotland and England, a peace that was ended when James invaded England in 1513 and... Read more
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell 1900-1949, American novelist, b. Atlanta, Ga. Her one novel, Gone with the Wind (1936; Pulitzer Prize), a romantic, panoramic portrait of the Civil War and Reconstruction periods in Georgia, is one of the most popular novels in the history of American publishing. The film adapta... Read more
Margaret Laurence
Margaret Laurence (Jean Margaret Laurence), 1926-87, Canadian novelist, b. Manitoba. She lived in Somaliland, Ghana, and England and many of her early works had an African setting. Laurence was particularly concerned with character, and her writings usually focused on women struggling to overcome t... Read more
Margaret of Austria
Margaret of Austria 1480-1530, Hapsburg princess, regent of the Netherlands; daughter of Emperor Maximilian I . She was betrothed (1483) to the dauphin of France, later King Charles VIII , and was transferred to the guardianship of Louis XI of France (see Arras, Treaty of , 2 ). After Charles... Read more
Margaret Drabble
Margaret Drabble 1939-, English novelist, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire. Drabble's realistic vision of an England split between traditional values and contemporary desires is apparent in such works as The Millstone (1965), The Waterfall (1969), and The Middle Ground (1980), and in her critical stud... Read more
Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller 1810-50, American writer and lecturer, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities of her day in American literary circles. A precocious child, she was forced by her father through an education that impaired her health but noneth... Read more

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St. Margaret of Scotland
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography St. Margaret of Scotland St. Margaret of Scotland (1045-1093), wife of the Scottish king Malcolm...social life of that country. Information about the early life of Margaret is based on tradition; for her later years there is a dependable...
Margaret of Anjou
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Margaret of Anjou Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482) was queen consort of Henry VI, Lancastrian...Charles VII of France and a cousin of Louis XI. On March 23, 1430, Margaret was born in Lorraine to Isabel of Lorraine and Ren é I...
Cavendish, Margaret (1623–1673)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World CAVENDISH, MARGARET (1623 – 1673) CAVENDISH, MARGARET (1623 – 1673), duchess of Newcastle...biographer, feminist utopianist, and eccentric. Margaret Cavendish was born Margaret Lucas, the youngest child...
Margaret Walker
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Margaret Walker Margaret Walker (born 1915), novelist, poet, scholar, and teacher, was...collection of poetry about racial affirmation, For My People (1942). Margaret Abigail Walker was born on July 7, 1915, in Birmingham, Alabama...
Margaret Higgins Sanger
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Margaret Higgins Sanger The pioneering work of Margaret Higgins Sanger (1884-1966), American crusader for...population control, made her a world-renowned figure. Margaret Higgins was born on Sept. 14, 1884, in Corning, N...
Margaret Fogarty Rudkin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Margaret Fogarty Rudkin Entrepreneur of quality bakery products, Margaret Fogarty Rudkin (1897-1976) was founder and president...company. The oldest of five children of Joseph and Margaret (Healey) Fogarty, Margaret Fogarty was born in...
Sanger, Margaret
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Margaret Sanger Born: September 14, 1884 Corning...and activist The pioneering work of Margaret Sanger, an American crusader for scientific...renowned figure. Influenced in childhood Margaret Higgins Sanger was born Margaret Higgins...
Margaret of Denmark
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark (1353-1412) was a fourteenth-century Danish queen...individual who succeeded in uniting the three was a woman — Margaret Valdemarsdottir. A glance at the years immediately preceding her...
Margaret Fleming
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Margaret Fleming (1891), a play by James A...to keep the knowledge from his wife, Margaret ( Katherine C. Herne), who is threatened...blindness from her own recent pregnancy. Margaret's maid, Maria ( Mattie Earle), has...
Margaret I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Margaret I 1353-1412, queen of Denmark, Norway...parents. As Haakon was occupied in Norway, Margaret actually wielded the power in Denmark...made Olaf king of Norway as Olaf V, and Margaret became regent. She continued to press...

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Lockwood, Margaret
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LOCKWOOD, Margaret Nationality: British. Born: Karachi...1937 (divorced 1950), daughter: Margaret Julia. Career: 1931—stage...Melody and Romance (Elvey) (as Margaret Williams) 1938 Owd Bob (To the Victor...
Sullavan, Margaret
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers SULLAVAN, Margaret Nationality: American. Born: Margaret Brooke Sullavan in Norfolk, Virginia, 16 May 1911...books— Borrows, Michael, Patricia Neal and Margaret Sullavan, St. Austell, Cornwall, 1971. Quirk, Lawrence...
Rutherford, (Dame) Margaret
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers RUTHERFORD, (Dame) Margaret Nationality: British. Born: London...Publications By RUTHERFORD: book— Margaret Rutherford: An Autobiography, as...books— Keown, Eric, Margaret Rutherford, New York, 1955. Simmons...
O'Brien, Margaret
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers O'BRIEN, Margaret Nationality: American. Born: Angela...Broadway (Berkeley) 1942 Journey for Margaret (Van Dyke) (title role) 1943 Dr...s Criminal Case (Goldbeck) (as Margaret); Thousands Cheer (Sidney); Madame...
Mead, Margaret (1901-1978)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis MEAD, MARGARET (1901-1978) Margaret Mead, an American anthropologist, was born on December 16...Pulman See also: ; . Bibliography Bateson, Gregory, and Mead, Margaret. (1942). Balinese character: A photographic analysis...
Margaret Tudor
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Margaret Tudor (1489–1541), queen...Elder daughter of Henry VII of England, Margaret was married to James at Holyrood on 8...James IV's death at Flodden (1513), Margaret threw her energies into politics during...
Beaufort, Lady Margaret
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Beaufort, Lady Margaret (1443–1509). The mother of Henry VII, Margaret Beaufort was one of the most remarkable women...Bosworth. As mother of the king, for 24 years Margaret wielded immense political influence. She was...
Lennox, Margaret Stewart, countess of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Lennox, Margaret Stewart, countess of (1515–78). The daughter of Lady Margaret Tudor by her second husband Archibald, earl of Angus , Lady Margaret was niece to Henry VIII. If Elizabeth was bastardized, the countess was near...
Margaret
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Margaret female forename, name of two saints. St Margaret of Antioch the centre of much popular devotion in the...Church. She is often depicted spearing a dragon. St Margaret of Scotland ( c. 1046–93), English princess...
Margaret, St
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Margaret, St ( c. 1045–93), queen...Norman conquest of England in 1066 left Margaret's brother Edgar as the last hope of...family took refuge in Scotland, where Margaret was soon espoused to Malcolm III. Her...

Thesaurus entries related to "Margaret"

creation
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...the world, the universe, the cosmos; the living world, the natural world, nature, life, living things.   3. Margaret Atwood's literary creations synonyms : work, work of art, production, opus, oeuvre; achievement, intellectual property...
marriage
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 1. a proposal of marriage synonyms : (holy) matrimony, wedlock.   2. the marriage took place at St. Margaret's synonyms : wedding, wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony, nuptials, union. antonyms: divorce, separation.  ...
compliment
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...on your cooking synonyms : congratulations, commendations, praise; informal props, kudos.   3. ( compliments ) Margaret sends her compliments synonyms : greetings, regards, respects, good wishes, best wishes, salutations, felicitations...

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St. Margaret Memorial Hospital First to Officially Merge with the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center System
PR Newswire; 3/14/1997; 700+ words ; ...PRNewswire/ -- Officials from St. Margaret Memorial Hospital and the University...13). The board of directors of St. Margaret Health System, Inc., approved the...January 28. Under the agreement, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital and its parent company...
Margaret Fidler
Newspaper article from: Courier News (Elgin, IL); 8/17/2005; 700+ words ; Margaret Fidler, age 92 of Virgil, IL, passed...company of her beloved husband, Joseph. Margaret was born April 9, 1913 in a farm house...lightning struck the family home while Margaret was sleeping and her mother was milking...
Margaret Trask AM BA, MLib, FLAA.(librarian)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: The Australian Library Journal; 11/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...going to press, word came in that Margaret Trask had died: a future issue will contain a fuller account of Margaret's life and her immense contribution...Technology, Sydney. Unfortunately, Margaret died before the Doctorate could be...
Why Margaret feared for her own daughter after battling cancer twice.(News)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 6/9/2008; 700+ words ; ...from breast cancer, 48-year-old Margaret Young was sure she had inherited a family...her at high risk of breast cancer. So Margaret set about delving into the family's...who had suffered breast cancer, said Margaret who lives in Belasis Grove, Hartlepool...
MARGARET HAS DRIVE FOR A VAN.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 6/27/2000; 700+ words ; Margaret Fritz has many theories. One of them is that it's...necessary to ask for what you need. For example, what Margaret needs at the moment is a van. Specifically, Margaret is desperate for a big one-ton cargo van. It doesn...
Margaret may be blind but she is still best yoga teacher we know; Pupils nominate her for our award; WE MEET THREE MORE AMAZING LADIES IN HUNT FOR WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 4/22/2004; 700+ words ; ...to others, and it is women like Margaret, Emma and Sheena who make us proud to sponsor Scotwoman of the Year." margaret sutherland IT'S THE obvious question...cobras tangled up with their ploughs? Margaret Sutherland just laughs and her many...
Margaret Webster Grant, Scholar, nurse and family historian
Newspaper article from: Michigan Citizen; 5/17/2003; 700+ words ; ...Michigan Citizen 05-17-2003 1909 - 2003 Margaret Webster Grant was born to Katie Ruth...The second of six children, Mother Margaret was an avid scholar. She completed her...that era. After graduation, Mother Margaret applied to and was accepted into the...
MARGARET AND HER LOVERS.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 2/23/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...her poise and those arresting eyes made Princess Margaret the pinup of her generation. Her sad decline...her glamour, has been uncovered. Here we have Margaret the fashion icon, Margaret the joker and, perhaps more telling than all...
Margaret's taking it all in her stride ; Soon-to-be chairman of the local council, Margaret Simon is ready for a challenge and has the diverse wardrobe to match this varied role, as Deborah Bowyer finds.
Newspaper article from: Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK); 3/23/2009; 700+ words ; ...be chairman of the local council, Margaret Simon is ready for a challenge and has...varied role, as Deborah Bowyer finds. Margaret who recently took up keep-fit. "I...husband and I decided to do last year." Margaret prefers to shop locally and enjoys visiting...
Margaret - The director defends his film of her life; A shocking new TV film about PRINCESS MARGARET has attracted brickbats before it is even screened. Lord Snowdon and Margaret's friends have branded it a vulgar, titillating tissue of lies. But, says its director SIMON CELLAN JONES, it's a very human portrait of the woman he considers the ultimate spoilt brat.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/19/2005; 700+ words ; ...not a biopic) about the late Princess Margaret. The answer to all of them is, of course...crucially, sympathetic. Princess Margaret emerged as a full-blown icon. The...misunderstood figure. Whatever you think of Margaret, you have to admit she was an intriguing...