a destitute widow

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• Widow's man — A Widows Man is a fictitious seaman kept on the books of British ships in the Georgian era for accounting purposes. The wages of these men were paid to the widows of seamen who were killed, as such widows were often left destitute by the death of …   Wikipedia

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• Deguchi, Nao — (1836 1918)    She came to prominence as the near destitute widow of a drunken and spendthrift carpenter with whom she had eleven children, the majority of whom died in tragic circumstances. In January 1892 she dreamed of the spirit world and… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Burgess, Anthony — (February 25, 1917–November 25, 1993)    Hailed by author Gore Vidal as the most interesting English writer of the last half century, Anthony Burgess wrote more than 50 novels, at least 15 nonfiction books, more than 60 musical compositions, and… …   The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick

• BIALIK, ḤAYYIM NAḤMAN — (1873–1934), the greatest Hebrew poet of modern times, essayist, storywriter, translator, and editor, who exercised a profound influence on modern Jewish culture. Born in the village of Radi, near Zhitomir (Volhynia), Bialik s development as a… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol — The New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, commonly known as the Muller Homes, were an orphanage in the district of Ashley Down, in the north of Bristol. They were built between 1849 and 1870 by the Prussian evangelist George Müller to show the world… …   Wikipedia

• Orphans and Orphanages — • The death of one or both parents makes the child of the very poor a ward of the community. . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Orphans and Orphanages     Orphans and Orphanages …   Catholic encyclopedia