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Portrait of Bluestockings by Richard Samuel Caricature of blue stockings by Rowlandson. Bluestocking (also spaced blue-stocking or blue stockings) is a derogatory term for an educated, intellectual woman, originally a member of the 18th-century Blue Stockings Society from England led by the hostess and critic Elizabeth Montagu (1718–1800), the “Queen of the Blues”, including Elizabeth ...
[1] [2] [3] Wrestling Journalist and historian Dave Meltzer has stated that in the 1980s, the Crush Gals reached a level of popularity in Japan equatable to Hulk Hogan in the United States in the same period, [3] and thereafter Chigusa Nagayo was the most popular woman in wrestling for an extended period until her first retirement in 1989. [3]
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. Colorful characters, strong women, and over-the-top comedy sketches were integral to the series' success.
The Blue Stockings Society was an informal women's social and educational movement in England in the mid-18th century that emphasised education and mutual cooperation. It was founded in the early 1750s by Elizabeth Montagu , Elizabeth Vesey and others as a literary discussion group , a step away from traditional, non-intellectual women's ...
Blue Stockings is the first full-length play by Jessica Swale. It is set at Girton College, Cambridge in 1896. Its title refers to bluestockings, a derogatory term for female intellectuals. The action involves four very talented female undergraduates and the campaign to be allowed like their male colleagues to receive a formal degree ...
Ladies Major League Wrestling: Florida: Howard Brody 1989–1992 Ladies International Wrestling Association North Carolina: The Fabulous Moolah: 1990-2000 Ladies Professional Wrestling Association: Laughlin, Nevada: Tor Berg 1989–1998 Naked Women's Wrestling League: Las Vegas, Nevada: Howard Mann 2004–2009 Powerful Women of Wrestling ...
Leva Bates (/ ˈ l iː v ə / LEE-və; born May 21, 1983) is an American professional wrestler.She is best known for her time with All Elite Wrestling.She also had a successful tenure on the independent circuit, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes.
The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin and Leilani Kai) June 8, 1988: House show: Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan: 2 251 The Glamour Girls won the championship by countout. — Deactivated February 14, 1989 — — — — The championship was abandoned. In 2019 a new WWE Women's Tag Team Championship was introduced, but it does not carry the lineage of this ...