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Brewer's: Betty

A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of female servants, or occupies himself in female pursuits; also called a “Molly.” Betty A skeleton key; the servant of…

Betty Cuthbert

Betty CuthbertBorn: Apr. 20, 1938Australian runner won gold medals in 100 and 200 meters and 4x100m relay at 1956 Olympics; also won 400m gold at 1964 Olympics.Ann CurtisA - C

Betty Mae Jumper Biography

Betty Mae Jumper Seminole Indian tribal leader and publisherBorn: 1923Birthplace: Indiantown, Florida Born in a small village in the Everglades to a full-blooded Seminole mother and a white…

Martins Ferry

(Encyclopedia) Martins Ferry, city (1990 pop. 7,990), Belmont co., E Ohio, on the Ohio River opposite Wheeling, W.Va.; settled 1780, inc. as a city 1885. It was formerly an industrial coal-mining and…

Williams, Betty

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Betty, 1943–2020, Northern Irish peace activist, b. Belfast as Elizabeth Smyth. In Aug., 1976, Williams, a receptionist, witnessed the death of three children when a car…

Betty Shabazz Biography

Betty ShabazzAge: 61 widow of Malcolm X and rights activist for black Americans. Died: June 23, 1997.William Rufus Scott1997 DeathsReid Shelton

Betty Ford Biography

Betty Ford(Elizabeth Ann Bloomer, Elizabeth Ann Warren)former First Lady of the United States, humanitarianBorn: 4/8/1918Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. A former dancer with the Martha Graham…

Betty Carter Biography

Betty Carter (Lillie Mae Jones)jazz and blues singerBorn: 5/16/1930Birthplace: Flint, Michigan Grammy Award-winning jazz and blues singer whose career started at the age of 16. Though she did…

Betty Grable Biography

Betty GrableactressBorn: 12/18/1916Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Vivacious leading lady of Fox movie musicals, who began as a chorus girl and became famous for her legs, which helped make…

National Organization for Women

(Encyclopedia) National Organization for Women (NOW), group founded (1966) to support “full equality for women in America in a truly equal partnership with men.” Its founder and first president was…