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Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gahagan Douglas's acting career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in She (1935) inspired the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Oenothera speciosa is a herbaceous perennial wildflower. It has glabrous (smooth) to pubescent stems that grow to 50 centimetres (20 inches) in height. The pubescent leaves are alternate with very short or no petiole (sessile), reaching 10 cm (4 in) long to 4 cm ( in) broad. They are variable in shape, from linear to obovate, and are toothed or ...
2. Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin on September 10, 1952) is an American political activist who, along with Jodie Evans and others, co-founded Code Pink. [1] She also co-founded, along with her husband Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was the Green Party nominee in the 2000 United States Senate election ...
Cypripedium acaule is commonly referred to in English as the pink lady's slipper or moccasin flower. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The specific epithet acaule means "lacking an obvious stem", [ 12 ] a reference to its short underground stem, for which reason the plant is also known as the stemless lady's-slipper . [ 13 ]
Now streaming on Paramount+ is Rise of the Pink Ladies, an all-new installment in the Grease franchise that expands the world of Rydell High and its two most formidable school cliques, the Pink ...
Frederica Wilson. Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith, November 5, 1942) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing Florida's 24th congressional district. Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional district, numbered 17th during her first term ...
Amaryllis belladonna, [2] the Jersey lily, [3] belladonna-lily, naked-lady-lily, [4] or March lily, [5] is a plant species native to Cape Province in South Africa but widely cultivated as an ornamental. It is reportedly naturalized in many places: Corsica, Portugal, the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Scilly Isles of Great Britain, the ...
Patsy Mink honors Japanese-American lobbyist Mike Masaoka. Recorded July 25, 1991. Patsy Matsu Mink (née Takemoto; Japanese: 竹本 マツ, [1] December 6, 1927 – September 28, 2002) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. She served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the ...