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1953 Tony Awards

PlayThe CrucibleMusicalWonderful TownActor—PlayTom Ewell, The Seven Year ItchActress—PlayShirley Booth, Time of the CuckooSupporting or Featured Actor—PlayJohn Williams, Dial M for…

Honorees

The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…

Women's History Month

A celebration of women's many accomplishments The women of the U.S. Supreme Court Source: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez MonsivaisWomen's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize…

1984 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“What's Love Got to Do With It,” Tina TurnerAlbum of the YearCan't Slow Down, Lionel Richie (Motown)Song of the Year“What's Love Got to Do With It,” Graham Lyle and Terry…

Brewer's: Thalestris

Queen of the Amazons, who went with 300 women to meet Alexander the Great, under the hope of raising a race of Alexanders. “This was no Thalestris from the fields, but a quiet domestic…

Brewer's: Flirt

A coquette. The word is from the verb flirt, as, “to flirt a fan.” The fan being used for coquetting, those who coquetted were called fan-flirts. Lady Frances Shirley, the favourite of…

Brewer's: Minstrel

simply means a servant or minister. Minstrels were kept in the service of kings and princes for the entertainment of guests. James Beattie has a poem in Spenserian verse, called The…

Members of the U.S. Senate, 110th Congress

Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for six years and expire in January. Senators listed in italics were elected…

1962–1963 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of DramaThe Defenders (CBS)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Series (Lead)E.G. Marshall, The DefendersOutstanding Continued…