One of the most famous examples was Mary Ann Evans, who assumed the name George Eliot because she thought she would be taken more seriously.

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According to Ann, she heard footsteps on the roof of the bedroom and thought that it was a prowler who had been reported in the neighborhood.

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The new Cleantech industry has a firm footing in Michigan, and in fact the thought leaders in the world, the Cleantech Venture Network based just north of Ann Arbor, is the group holding conferences all over the world (U.S., China, Toronto, Germany, France) to create financial markets for this new industry.

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