Jane Franklin Mecom (March 27, 1712 – May 7, 1794) was the youngest sister of Benjamin Franklin and was considered one of his closest confidants. Mecom...

who was Franklin's only surviving, marital child. In 1772, Franklin's sister Jane Franklin Mecom wrote him with news of his grandsons. Franklin replied...

Jane Franklin (1791–1875) was a London-born Tasmanian adventuress. Jane Franklin may also refer to: Jane Franklin Mecom (1712–1794), youngest sister of...

family, as well as an appearance as Anna Roosevelt in a telefilm about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. Brown's visibility rose during...

of British forces, Sarah left Philadelphia with her children and aunt, Jane Mecom. The family moved to Chester County, Pennsylvania, but returned to Philadelphia...

well-known figures like Abraham Lincoln to women and people of color like Jane Franklin Mecom and Maria Stewart whose contributions are often overlooked in textbook...

friend Benjamin Franklin, and her uncle's relative Nathanael Greene. Catharine corresponded with Franklin, his sister Jane Franklin Mecom, and his daughter...

Allison, Indra Nooyi, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Blackburn, George Church, Robert S. Langer, and Alex Gorsky. In 1998, the Benjamin Franklin Medals were created...

Democratic Experience). Freidel published the fourth and final folume of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1973 (ending 1934). "(new)" implies that the book was not...

The Papers of Benjamin Franklin is a collaborative effort by a team of scholars at Yale University, American Philosophical Society and others who have...

The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, features a large...

Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway and colloquially called the Parkway, is a boulevard that runs through the cultural...

The second USS Franklin of the United States Navy was an 8-gun brig. She was named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Built at Philadelphia in 1795...

Flucker Knox Sybil Ludington Jane Mecom Mary Lindley Murray Nonhelema Elizabeth Willing Powel Clementina Rind Molly Stark Jane Tuers Mercy Otis Warren Martha...

Benjamin Franklin Medal presented by the American Philosophical Society located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., also called Benjamin Franklin Bicentennial...

secondary works by or about Benjamin Franklin, one of the principal Founding Fathers of the United States. Works about Franklin have been consistently published...

The Great Rehearsal (1948) ISBN 978-0809436194 Jane Mecom: the Favorite Sister of Benjamin Franklin (1950) ISBN 978-0670405633 The Great Rehearsal (1948)...

in Center City Philadelphia. Founded as a library in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, the Library Company of Philadelphia has accumulated one of the most significant...

by Benjamin Franklin to get his work published in the New-England Courant, a newspaper founded and published by his brother James Franklin. This was after...

Ben Franklin in Paris is a work of musical theatre, with a book and lyrics by Sidney Michaels, and music by Mark Sandrich, Jr. with two songs contributed...

Pennsylvania. Founded in 1749 by a group of local notables that included Benjamin Franklin, the Academy of Philadelphia began as a private secondary school, occupying...

Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed is a biography of Benjamin Franklin written by William Cabell Bruce in 1917. A "biographical and critical study based...

of the most influential and responsible members of Congress: Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, Robert Livingston, John Dickinson, Thomas Willing, Thomas...

hands on. He was a friend of Franklin, and they were both members of the Royal Society. In his autobiography, Franklin refers to his "Quire Book", which...

man Colm Feore - Narrator Gerry Bamman - Paul Wentworth Blair Brown - Jane Franklin Kathleen Chalfant - Silence Dogood Anthony Cochrane - George III John...

Postmaster-General of the American Post Office. He also was the son-in-law of Benjamin Franklin. Bache was born on September 12, 1737, in Settle, West Riding of Yorkshire...

the lamps and maintaining them. As early as the 1750s, inventor Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia introduced innovations in oil lamp design, such as using...

September 25 the Continental Congress ordered commissioners, led by Benjamin Franklin, to seek a treaty with France based upon Adams draft treaty that had later...

America in 1776. It is often illustrated with Franklin's famous snake cartoon Join, or Die. Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the colonies exceeded the scope...

moved to London, England. Through a relationship with Jane Mecom, sister of Benjamin Franklin, she made her entry into London society. Wright settled...