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Miss Baker awaits launch. Jupiter AM-18 stands ready for its 2:39 am launch at Cape Canaveral launch complex 26B.. Miss Baker wore a helmet lined with rubber and chamois leather plus a jacket for launch, in addition to a respiration meter affixed to her nose with model cement, and she was fitted into a snug capsule of shoebox size, 9¾ × 12½ × 6¾ inches (24.8 × 31.8 × 17.1 cm) insulated ...
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, author of "The Speech of Polly Baker". "The Speech of Polly Baker" (1747) is the fictional story of a woman put on trial in 1747 for having an illegitimate child. She had been convicted five times in the past for this same crime. Each time, she said, the full blame was placed on her shoulders but not the father's.
Baker, c. 1908 Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri. [11] [14] [15] Baker's ancestry is unknown—her mother, Carrie, was adopted in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1886 by Richard and Elvira McDonald, both of whom were former slaves of African and Native American descent. [11]
In “The Six: The Untold Stories of America’s First Women Astronauts,” Loren Grush recounts the pressures and challenges faced by NASA’s first class of female astronauts.
Ella Josephine Baker was born on December 13, 1903, in Norfolk, Virginia, [8] to Georgiana (called Anna) and Blake Baker, and first raised there. She was the second of three surviving children, bracketed by her older brother Blake Curtis and younger sister Maggie. [9]
The Story of Rosabelle Shaw, 1937 (alternate title: Rosabelle Shaw) Miss Bun the Baker's Daughter, 1938 (alternate title: The Baker's Daughter) Green Money, 1939; Rochester's Wife, 1940; The English Air, 1940; Spring Magic, 1942; Crooked Adam, 1942 in US, 1969 in UK; Celia's House, 1943; Listening Valley, 1944; Kate Hardy, 1947; Young Mrs ...
The story even includes a pun about a sparrow, which served as a euphemism for female genitals. The story, which predates the Grimms' by nearly two centuries, actually uses the phrase "the sauce of Love." The Grimms didn't just shy away from the feminine details of sex, their telling of the stories repeatedly highlight violent acts against women.
CBS (4) Our favorite CBS shows are making their midseason comebacks — and the network has released spoiler-filled story lines for each one, including Tracker, Matlock, FBI and more. Matlock ...