Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke the Elder
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (26 October 1800, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 24 April 1891,…
Esther Reed
(--1780) provided relief to American soldiers in the revolution. Wife of General Joseph Reed.
Sarah Bache
(1744-1808) Provided relief to American soldiers in the revolution. Daughter of Benjamin Franklin.
Louisa May Alcott
(1832-1888) Children's author who wrote Little Women amongst other children's stories.
Charles W. Eliot
(1834-1926) Educator who became president of Harvard and presided over a period of great growth which…
William L. Garrison
(1805-1879) Journalist and early abolitionist who also fought for prohibition and Women's Rights
Julia Ward Howe
(1819-1910 ) Writer of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Howe was also an advocate of woman's suffrage…
Frances Elizabeth Willard
(1839-1898) American temperance reformer. President of the National Woman's Temperance Union and of…
Paris
Ancient Greek Mythology. Paris begins the Trojan War by kidnapping Helen of Troy, the most beautiful…
Sir Walter Raleigh
(1552-1618) English navigator and writer during the Elizabethan period. While imprisoned he wrote The…
Rebecca Brewton
(--1815) American Patriot who helped troops in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.
Mary Phillipse
(1370-1825) George Washington's first love who was one of the only women to be accused of Treason during…
Gazelle
Most gazelle are found in Africa. Some inhabit SW Asia and N. Africa. They are graceful and swift runners…
Lemur
The lemur (Latin, lemures, ghosts) get their name from the fact that their movements are noiseless,…
Kalong Bat
The kalong bat can have a wingspan up to five feet. Its head is like that of the fox, and it lives primarily…
Civet
There are several species of civet that live in Africa and Asia. All civets have scent-producing glands…
