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Christina Rossetti: Lady Maggie

Lady MaggieYou must not call me Maggie, you must not call me Dear, For I'm Lady of the Manor now stately to see; And if there comes a babe, as there may some happy year, 'Twill be little…

Lady Dilhorne 2004 Deaths

Lady DilhorneAge: 93 trained carrier pigeons to carry secret messages from resistance fighters and secret agents in Germany to her home west of London during World War II. Her daughter Eliza…

Brewer's: Lady of the Bleeding Heart

Ellen Douglas; so called from the cognisance of the family. (Sir Walter Scott: Lady of the Lake, ii. 10.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lady of the…

Brewer's: Lady Margaret Professor

of Divinity, founded in 1502 by the mother of Henry VII. The year following she founded a preachership. Both in the University of Cambridge. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Lady Byng Trophy—Sportsmanship

Lady Byng Trophy—Sportsmanship1960 Don McKenney, Boston1961 Red Kelly, Toronto1962–63 Dave Keon, Toronto1964 Ken Wharram, Chicago1965 Bobby Hull, Chicago1966 Alex Delvecchio, Detroit1967–68…

Ridding a House of Lady Bugs

The Question: How do I get rid of lady bugs from inside my house? The Answer: Researchers say that ladybird beetles or "lady bugs" tend to spend the winter in clusters, protecting themselves…

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Awarded to the player “adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability” and named after Lady Evelyn Byng,…

2010 GLAAD Media Awards

Here are the winners of the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Outstanding Comedy Series: Glee (Fox…

2012 GLAAD Media Awards

Here are the winners of the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Outstanding Comedy Series: Modern Family…

Hale, Sarah Josepha (Buell)

(Encyclopedia) Hale, Sarah Josepha (Buell), 1788–1879, American author, editor, and feminist, b. near Newport, N.H. In 1828 she became editor of the Ladies' Magazine, Boston, and in 1837 of Godey's…