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British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
Synonyms: sir ronald ross,
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American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
Synonyms: betsy griscom ross, betsy ross,
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British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
Synonyms: james clark ross, sir james clark ross,
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Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Synonyms: john ross, sir john ross,
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a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
Synonyms: nellie ross, nellie tayloe ross,

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