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1885–1948, British educator. After studying at the universities of Manchester and Cambridge, she became a lecturer in early childhood education. A d...
( ´z ks) (KEY) , 1855–1948, Australian jurist and political leader. He sat in the colonial legislature (1892–1901), became solicitor general (189...
(hôr´h ´säks) (KEY) , 1837–95, Colombian novelist. The son of a prosperous Englishman and a creole, Isaacs witnessed the ruin and premature de...
( r ´n ) (KEY) , c.750–803, Byzantine empress (797–802). She served (780–90) as regent for her son, Constantine VI, and later was made (792) jo...
1846–1921, princess imperial of Brazil; eldest daughter of Pedro II. She acted as regent in her father’s absence. Her marriage to the comte d’Eu...
1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), daughter of Ferdinand VII and of Maria Christina. Her uncle, Don Carlos, contested her succession under the S...