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Joan Aiken
Editor, Author / 1924 - 2004
British writer and daughter of Conrad Aiken, Joan Aiken wrote many children's books, including All You've Ever Wanted. She also wrote adult novels.
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(1924-2004)
Editor, Author
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Susan B. Anthony
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher, Journalist / 1820 - 1906
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent American civil rights activist and leader during the women's suffrage movement of the 1800s.
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(1820-1906)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher, Journalist
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Henry Barnard
Educator, Judge, Editor / 1811 - 1900
The first U.S. commissioner of education, Henry Barnard founded the Connecticut Common School journal and the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction.
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(1811-1900)
Educator, Judge, Editor
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John Bartlett
Entrepreneur, Editor / 1820 - 1905
John Bartlett was an American bookseller and editor. He is best known for his book Familiar Quotations, which went through nine editions in his lifetime.
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(1820-1905)
Entrepreneur, Editor
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Aubrey Beardsley
Illustrator, Editor / 1872 - 1898
Aubrey Beardsley was a 19th-century English artist and illustrator. He was associated with Oscar Wilde and the Aesthetic movement in art.
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(1872-1898)
Illustrator, Editor
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Gwendolyn Bennett
Artist, Editor, Author, Poet / 1902 - 1981
A vital figure in the Harlem Renaissance, Gwendolyn Bennett is best known for the sensuality and visual imagery in her poems, the most famous being 'To a Dark Girl'.
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(1902-1981)
Artist, Editor, Author, Poet
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Ambrose Bierce
Philosopher, Editor, Journalist, Author / 1842 - 1914
Ambrose Bierce was an American newspaperman, satirist, and short story writer. He disappeared in Mexico in 1914 and his final fate is unknown.
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(1842-1914)
Philosopher, Editor, Journalist, Author
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Isabella Blow
Editor / 1958 - 2007
Isabella Blow was a British fashion director and style icon known for wearing flamboyant hats, many by designer Philip Treacy.
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(1958-2007)
Editor
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Arna Bontemps
Editor, Author, Poet / 1902 - 1973
Arna Bontemps was an African-American author best known for his novels, children’s books and poems written during the 1930s-1970s.
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(1902-1973)
Editor, Author, Poet
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Thomas Bowdler
Medical Professional, Editor / 1754 - 1825
Thomas Bowdler was a physician and self-appointed editor of great literature. He published The Family Shakespeare, a family friendly version of Shakespearean works, in 1807, and gave rise to the term "Bowdlerized."
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(1754-1825)
Medical Professional, Editor
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Benjamin Bradlee
Editor, Journalist / 1921 -
Benjamin Bradlee was the editor of the Washington Post during the publication of the Pentagon Papers and the breaking of the Watergate Scandal.
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(1921-)
Editor, Journalist
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André Breton
Philosopher, Artist, Literary Critic, Editor, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1896 - 1966
André Breton was a French writer, editor and critic who was a key figure in the Dada and Surrealist art movements.
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(1896-1966)
Philosopher, Artist, Literary Critic, Editor, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet
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Rebekah Brooks
Editor, Journalist / 1968 -
Rebekah Brooks resigned as editor of the British paper that hacked into voicemail for news scoops.
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(1968-)
Editor, Journalist
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Sterling Brown
Educator, Literary Critic, Editor, Poet / 1901 - 1989
African-American poet Sterling Brown is best known for writing poetry distinctly rooted in folklore and authentic black dialect. His works, including Southern Road (1932), have been widely praised for their authenticity and phonetic spelling.
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(1901-1989)
Educator, Literary Critic, Editor, Poet
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Simon Cameron
Business Leader, U.S. Representative, Editor, Government Official / 1799 - 1889
Simon Cameron was a Pennsylvania senator who later served as President Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war.
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(1799-1889)
Business Leader, U.S. Representative, Editor, Government Official
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Lawyer, Editor / 1823 - 1893
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an active abolitionist and the first female African-American newspaper editor in North America.
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(1823-1893)
Lawyer, Editor
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Francis P. Church
Editor, Journalist / 1839 - 1906
Journalist and editor Francis P. Church is remembered best for his 1897 editorial reply to Virginia O'Hanlon, in which he declares Santa Claus is real.
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(1839-1906)
Editor, Journalist
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Cyril Connolly
Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Editor, Publisher, Journalist, Author / 1903 - 1974
Cyril Connolly was an English literary critic, essayist, and novelist.
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(1903-1974)
Scholar, Literary Critic, Academic Author, Editor, Publisher, Journalist, Author
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Dorothy Day
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist / 1897 - 1980
Dorothy Day was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women’s suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church.
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(1897-1980)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Religious Leader, Editor, Journalist
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Martin Robison Delany
Civil Rights Activist, Doctor, Surgeon, Editor / 1812 - 1885
Abolitionist Martin Robison Delany was both a physician and newspaper editor, and became one of the most influential and successful anti-slavery activists of the 19th century.
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(1812-1885)
Civil Rights Activist, Doctor, Surgeon, Editor
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René Dubos
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Biologist, Academic Author, Editor, Journalist / 1901 - 1982
René Dubos, credited for the maxim "Think globally, act locally." performed groundbreaking research which led to the discovery of major antibiotics.
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(1901-1982)
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Biologist, Academic Author, Editor, Journalist
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Robert F. Engle
Educator, Economist, Academic Author, Editor / 1942 -
Robert F. Engle is a co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, honored for developing methods to analyze unpredictable movements in the financial market.
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(1942-)
Educator, Economist, Academic Author, Editor
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Max Ernst
Painter, Sculptor, Editor / 1891 - 1976
Max Ernst was a German artist--in painting, sculpture and collage--who was a key figure in the Dadaist and Surrealist art movements.
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(1891-1976)
Painter, Sculptor, Editor
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Jessie Fauset
Editor, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1882 - 1961
Jessie Fauset was a teacher and writer who worked as editor for The Crisis magazine, and penned the novels Comedy: American Style and Plum Bun.
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(1882-1961)
Editor, Journalist, Author, Poet
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Educator, Historian, Scholar, Literary Critic, Filmmaker, Academic Author, Editor / 1950 -
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an African-American educator and scholar, and the director of the W. E. B. DuBois Institute for African and African-American Research.
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(1950-)
Educator, Historian, Scholar, Literary Critic, Filmmaker, Academic Author, Editor
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Horace Greeley
Political Leader, Editor, Journalist / 1811 - 1872
Journalist Horace Greeley launched the New Yorker and the New York Tribune. He also ran for president under the Liberal Republican Party, which he founded.
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(1811-1872)
Political Leader, Editor, Journalist
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Lillian Hellman
Editor, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1905 - 1984
Lillian Hellman was a playwright and screenwriter whose dramas attacked injustice, exploitation and selfishness.
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(1905-1984)
Editor, Playwright, Screenwriter
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William Ernest Henley
Literary Critic, Editor, Poet / 1849 - 1903
William Ernest Henley was a British poet, critic and editor remembered chiefly for his poem "Invictus."
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(1849-1903)
Literary Critic, Editor, Poet
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Jerome K. Jerome
Editor, Journalist, Author, Playwright / 1859 - 1927
Jerome K. Jerome was an English humorist writer of the late 1800s, early 1900s, best known for his travelogue Three Men in a Boat.
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(1859-1927)
Editor, Journalist, Author, Playwright
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Samuel Johnson
Editor, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1709 - 1784
Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who notably produced the Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1755.
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(1709-1784)
Editor, Journalist, Author, Poet
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Stan Lee
Producer, Television Producer, Editor, Publisher, Author / 1922 -
Stan Lee is a revered comic-book creator who co-launched superheroes like the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and the X-Men for Marvel Comics.
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(1922-)
Producer, Television Producer, Editor, Publisher, Author
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Mary Livermore
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Journalist / 1820 - 1905
Mary Livermore was an American and social reformer who devoted her life to women's suffrage and the temperance movement.
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(1820-1905)
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Journalist
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H.L. Mencken
Literary Critic, Editor, Journalist / 1880 - 1956
Known for his wit and cynicism, journalist and editor H. L. Mencken was an influential American literary critic.
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(1880-1956)
Literary Critic, Editor, Journalist
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Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Educator, Philosopher, Political Scientist, Academic Author, Editor, Journalist / 1908 - 1961
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French philosopher and man of letters, the leading exponent of phenomenology in France.
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(1908-1961)
Educator, Philosopher, Political Scientist, Academic Author, Editor, Journalist
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W. S. Merwin
Linguist, Editor, Poet / 1927 -
W.S. Merwin is a Pulitzer-winning poet and translator known for works such as The Carrier of Ladders.
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(1927-)
Linguist, Editor, Poet
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Piers Morgan
Talk Show Host, Editor, Journalist / 1965 -
Piers Morgan hosts his own interview show, Piers Morgan Tonight, and served a judge on America's Got Talent from 2006 to 2011.
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(1965-)
Talk Show Host, Editor, Journalist
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Robert Dale Owen
Writer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official / 1801 - 1877
Robert Dale Owen, son of the Welsh social reformer Robert Owen, is best known for being integral to the founding of the Smithsonian Institution.
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(1801-1877)
Writer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official
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Chapman Pincher
Editor, Journalist, Author / 1914 -
British author Chapman Pincher has concentrated on history and espionage-related topics in his investigative journalism as well as his fiction writing.
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(1914-)
Editor, Journalist, Author
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Sylvia Plath
Academic, Editor, Author, Poet / 1932 - 1963
Sylvia Plath was a gifted, troubled poet, known for the confessional style of her work. She wrote the novel The Bell Jar.
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(1932-1963)
Academic, Editor, Author, Poet
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Chaim Potok
Religious Leader, Editor, Author / 1929 - 2002
Rabbi and author Chaim Potok wrote The Chosen, along with several other novels featuring characters grappling with clashing secular and religious views.
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(1929-2002)
Religious Leader, Editor, Author
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James T. Rapier
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative, Editor / 1837 - 1883
James T. Rapier served in Congress as a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was one of only three black congressmen during Reconstruction and helped to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
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(1837-1883)
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative, Editor
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Charlotta Spears Bass
Educator, Editor, Journalist / 1874 - 1969
Charlotta Spears Bass was a journalist and activist who, as editor of the California Eagle, championed African-American equality and freedom.
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(1874-1969)
Educator, Editor, Journalist
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Lesley Stahl
News Anchor, Editor, Journalist / 1941 -
Lesley Stahl is an award-winning television journalist. She's served as co-editor of 60 Minutes and anchored the news program 48 Hours Investigates.
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(1941-)
News Anchor, Editor, Journalist
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Julius Streicher
Political Leader, Editor / 1885 - 1946
Julius Streicher was a Nazi demagogue and politician who gained infamy as one of the most virulent advocates of the persecution of Jews during the 1930s.
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(1885-1946)
Political Leader, Editor
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Wallace Henry Thurman
Literary Critic, Editor, Author, Playwright / 1902 - 1934
Wallace Henry Thurman was an African-American literary figure associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
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(1902-1934)
Literary Critic, Editor, Author, Playwright
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Anne Tyler
Editor, Author / 1941 -
Anne Tyler is an American novelist best known for writing The Accidental Tourist (1985) which was made into a movie in 1988 starring William Hurt and Geena Davis.
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(1941-)
Editor, Author
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Henry A. Wallace
Diplomat, U.S. Vice President, Editor, Government Official / 1888 - 1965
Henry A. Wallace was the 33rd U.S. vice president during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. He was also a writer and agriculture expert.
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(1888-1965)
Diplomat, U.S. Vice President, Editor, Government Official
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Gideon Welles
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official / 1802 - 1878
Gideon Welles was a 19th century journalist and politician who served as secretary of the U.S. Navy under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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(1802-1878)
Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official
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Dorothy West
Editor, Author / 1907 - 1998
Dorothy West is a writer remembered for her sharp observations of varied issues within the African American community.
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(1907-1998)
Editor, Author
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Roy Wilkins
Civil Rights Activist, Editor, Journalist / 1901 - 1981
Roy Wilkins was best known as the executive director of the NAACP and a leader of the African-American civil rights movement.
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(1901-1981)
Civil Rights Activist, Editor, Journalist
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Henry Wilson
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative, Editor / 1812 - 1875
Henry Wilson was the 18th vice president of the United States, serving from 1873 to 1875 with President Ulysses S. Grant.
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(1812-1875)
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Representative, Editor
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Anna Wintour
Editor / 1949 -
Anna Wintour is best known as the influential editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, and for her iconic pageboy haircut and large sunglasses.
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(1949-)
Editor
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Victoria Woodhull
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher / 1838 - 1927
Victoria Woodhull was a spiritualist, activist, politician and author who was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.
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(1838-1927)
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher
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