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Mitch·ell

(mĭchəl), Margaret Munnerlyn 1900-1949.

American writer known for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936), for which she won a Pulitzer Prize.

Mitchell, Mount

A peak, 2,038 m (6,684 ft) high, in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. It is the highest point east of the Mississippi River.

Mitchell, Maria1818-1889.

American astronomer and educator noted for her study of sunspots and nebulae and for the discovery of a comet (1847). She was the first woman elected to the Academy of Arts and Sciences (1848).

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Maria Mitchell

Mitchell, William Known as "Billy." 1879-1936.

American general and aviation pioneer who was one of the first advocates of military air power.

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