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Caresse Crosby (born Mary Phelps Jacob; April 20, 1892 – January 24, 1970) [1] was the recipient of a patent for the first successful modern bra, [2] an American patron of the arts, a publisher, and the woman Time called the "literary godmother to the Lost Generation of expatriate writers in Paris."
[2] [3] A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother. The child is a godchild (i.e., godson for boys and goddaughter for girls). Christianity
[5]: 93 In 1934, Louise Regnier died and left the goddaughter, Françoise, in Renié's devoted care. [5]: 100 Sometimes, Renié would ride in back of Françoise's motorcycle. Despite Marie-Amélie's former gratitude and Renié's generosity to the family, the former pupil was a hostile housemate and tried to evict the Reniés, but Françoise ...
"I told her that I felt such a deep sense of pride and joy and about what this moment means for our nation and for her future," Harris said.
The Betrothed" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, first published in book form in Departmental Ditties (1886). It is a tongue-in-cheek work by the young bachelor Kipling, who affected a very worldly-wise stance. In it, he takes as his epigraph the report of evidence in a breach of promise case, "You must choose between me and your cigar". [1]
The Lassie and Her Godmother (Norwegian: "Jomfru Maria som gudmor"; Virgin Mary as godmother) is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in Norske Folkeeventyr. [1] The Brothers Grimm noted its similarity to their Mary's Child, and also to the Italian The Goat-faced Girl. [2]
On Oprah’s 70th birthday, January 29, 2024, former National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman wrote a moving poem in celebration. Read it here.
Nayyirah Waheed is a poet and author who has published two books of poetry and has been described as "perhaps the most famous poet on Instagram." [1] While Waheed is a reclusive writer who doesn't reveal many details about her life, [2] her poetry is frequently shared through social media accounts. Her poetry is known for being "short and ...