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In Greek mythology, Pandora [A] was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As Hesiod related it, each god cooperated by giving her unique gifts. Her other name—inscribed against her figure on a white-ground kylix in the British Museum [ 4 ] —is Anesidora ( Ancient Greek : Ἀνησιδώρα ...
Pandora, first human woman created by the gods. [2] Pandora, daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha, and thus, granddaughter of the above figure. [3] Pandora, an Athenian princess as the second eldest daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens and probably Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia.
Carolyn Beatrice Parker was born in Gainesville, Florida, on November 18, 1917. [2] Her father, Julius A. Parker, known for being one of the first black doctors in the Alachua County, was a successful physician and pharmacist who graduated from Meharry Medical College, the first medical school in the South for African-Americans.
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (/ ˈ ɛ d ər l i /; [1] October 23, 1905 [2] – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. [3] Among other nicknames, the press called her "Queen of the Waves". [4] [5]
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City officials say that the Nov. 11 Every Woman’s Marathon and related events will be less disruptive than the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. This is the City Talk column by Bill Dawers, a longtime ...
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