SOLIS, Hilda, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif, October 20, 1957; B.A., California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif., 1979; M.A.,…
(Encyclopedia) Hilda, Saint, 614–80, English abbess of Whitby, princess of Northumbria. She became a Christian at the age of 13 and a nun at 33. About 647 she set out for a convent in France, but was…
(Encyclopedia) Solís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio deSolís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio deäntōˈnyō ᵺā sōlēsˈ ē rēˌväᵺānāˈrä [key], 1610–86, Spanish historian and dramatic poet. His intricate comic dramas were…
(Encyclopedia) Doolittle, Hilda, pseud. H. D., 1886–1961, American poet, b. Bethlehem, Pa., educated at Bryn Mawr. After 1911 she lived abroad, marrying Richard Aldington in 1913. In England, under…
Hilda Morley Hilda Auerbach)Age: 81 noted American poet whose emotive free verse incorporated a measured style. Morley published five books of poetry and was inspired by modernist painters…
"H. D." (Hilda Doolittle)[1886-1961](2)Born at Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 10, 1886. Educated at the Gordon School and the Friends' Central School of Philadelphia and at Bryn Mawr College. Miss…
(Encyclopedia) Banda, Joyce Hilda, 1950–, Malawian political leader, b. Nyasaland (now Malawi). First elected to parliament in 1999 as a member of the United Democratic Front, she was named minister…
A political and philosophical romance by Thomas Campanella (1568-1639), born at Stillo, or Stilo, in Italy. This romance is a kind of Utopia, formed on the model of Plato's Republic. His…
(Encyclopedia) Campanella, TommasoCampanella, Tommasotōm–mäˈzō kämpänĕlˈlä [key], 1568–1639, Italian Renaissance philosopher and writer. He entered the Dominican order at the age of 15, and although…
A table of the Hispanic Americans currently serving in the 111th Congress. There are 27 Hispanics in the House of Representatives and three in the Senate. State House…
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