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Smith's first book, Shadows in Velvet, won the Romantic Times 1996 Award for First Historical Romance. [ 2] Her first several books were historical romances, in settings including 17th Century France and England [ 3][ 4] and Medieval Scotland. [ 5] With Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, she moved into writing women's fiction about women 50 years old ...
Membership. 35,000+. Chief Executive Officer. Debra Granich. Founder & Exalted Queen Mother. Sue Ellen Cooper. Website. redhatsociety.com. The Red Hat Society (RHS) is an international social organization that was founded in 1998 in the United States for women age 50 and beyond, but now open to women of all ages.
Jenny Joseph was born on 7 May 1932 in South Hill, Carpenter Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, to Florence (née Cotton) and Louis Joseph, an antiques dealer. The family were non-observant Jews. Her father's career led to the family relocating to Buckinghamshire, and Joseph was evacuated to Devon early during the Second World War.
The all-female Alpha or Ladies of Alpha was likely created to counteract the college's male-dominated secret societies. [4] It was created by Martha Barksdale in 1918, a member of the first class of female students at William & Mary. [7] Their stated mission is that they are dedicated to empowering women and recognizing strong female leadership.
Red Hat Society, international social organization; International Association of Lyceum Clubs, founded in 1904 in London, England, asserted to have clubs in 17 countries.. Was formed as a place for women involved with literature, journalism, art, science and medicine to meet in an atmosphere that was similar to the men's professional clubs of that
The woman's club movement became part of Progressive era social reform, which was reflected by many of the reforms and issues addressed by club members. [3] According to Maureen A. Flanagan, [4] many women's clubs focused on the welfare of their community because of their shared experiences in tending to the well-being of home-life.
Dutch Golden Age painting. Dimensions. 23.2 cm × 18.1 cm (9.1 in × 7.1 in) Location. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Girl with a Red Hat is a rather small painting, signed by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is seen as one of a number of Vermeer's tronies – depictions of models fancifully dressed that were not (as far as is ...
Simple American bonnet or mobcap, in a portrait by Benjamin Greenleaf, 1805. A mobcap (or mob cap or mob-cap) is a round, gathered or pleated cloth (usually linen) bonnet consisting of a caul to cover the hair, a frilled or ruffled brim, and (often) a ribbon band, worn by married women in the 18th and early 19th centuries, when it was called a "bonnet".