The original Gibson Girl, Irene Langhorne Gibson, was an older sister of this American-born British "Lady"
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Five Sisters - The New York Times  The Langhorne sisters of Virginia were a phenomenon in America, in the South and ... as Nancy Astor, in 1919, the first woman to take her seat in the British Parliament. ... that Chillie Langhorne, the patriarch of this family, who was born into the old .... Irene became the Gibson Girl, the icon of the young American woman that...
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Charles Dana Gibson - Wikipedia  Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867  December 23, 1944) was an American graphic artist, best known for his creation of the Gibson Girl ... His wife, Irene Langhorne, and her four beautiful sisters, inspired his images. ... Gibson was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the son of Josephine Elizabeth (ne Lovett) and...
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Irene Langhorne Gibson: From Hollins Girl to Gibson Girl | Hollins ...  May 21, 2013 ... Irene Langhorne Gibson: From Hollins Girl to Gibson Girl ... later Lady Astor, who was the first woman to hold a seat in the British Parliament. ... That autumn, 16-year-old Irene arrived at Hollins as a new student. ... Learn more about Irene's sister Nancy in our web-only feature, Lady Nancy Langhorne Astor.
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The story goes that Gibson met Irene Langhorne - sister of Lady ...  The story goes that Gibson met Irene Langhorne - sister of Lady Nancy Astor  at a ... which he was making a name, and the first 'Celebrity' Gibson Girl was born.
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Gibson, Irene Langhorne (18731956) - Encyclopedia Virginia  Apr 12, 2010 ... Irene Langhorne Gibson, a native of Danville , Virginia, chaired the Child Planning and ... of the Protestant Big Sisters, on whose board she served for many years. ... Irene Langhorne was born on June 5, 1873, in Danville to Nancy "Nanaire" ... bellebecame the incarnation of the all-American "Gibson Girl.
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The Scarlet Empress - TCM.com  ... 1934) with Dietrich's own daughter, Maria Sieber, playing Catherine as a young girl. ... An English film The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) starring Douglas ... "So after three days of the silent treatment, she and Mercedes [de Acosta, ... A.D.S. "Mr. von Sternberg Presents Miss Dietrich and The Scarlet Empress at the...
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Gibson Girl - Wikipedia  The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as ... The artist saw his creation as representing the composite of "thousands of ... The Gibson Girl image that appeared in the 1890s combined elements of older ... From the "voluptuous woman" she took a large bust and hips, but was not...
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ANALYSIS James, Henry The Portrait of a Lady (1881) - American ...  Isabel Archer, thought to be modeled on James' memory of his cousin Minnie ... realized characters, and The Portrait is a highly unified novel. ... Isabel herself, for all her kinship to the Anglo-Saxon heroine, is clearly a tribute to the memory of.
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Althea Gibson | American tennis player | Britannica.com  Nov 20, 2014 ... Althea Gibson (19272003) American tennis player who was the first ... She was the sport's top female player in the late 1950s, winning five...
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Althea Gibson - Golfer, Tennis Player, Athlete - Biography.com  Feb 4, 2016 ... Althea Gibson was the first African-American tennis player to compete at the U.S. National Championships in 1950, and the first black player to compete at Wimbledon in 1951. She also broke racial barriers in professional golf. ... Incredibly, just a year after picking up a racket for the first time, she won a local...
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No. 1940: The American Woman's Home  Written by two famous sisters, the book is devoted to the wide range of subjects known in the 19th century as ... The older sister was Catharine Beecher. ... Her younger sister and co-author is the real surprise -- Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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The Gibson Girl as the "New Woman" - The Gibson Girl's America ...  The Gibson Girl's America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson ... They agreed that the Gibson Girl represented the visual ideal of this new phenomenon. ... Through depictions of young women bicycling, playing tennis and golf, horseback ... cartoonish likeness of her subject play off humorously against his stolid appearance.
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Black History Month - Althea Gibson's 1950 Appearance At The U.S. ...  1999-2000: The Williams sisters each win their first Grand Slam singles titles Serena, the 1999 US Open and Venus, Wimbledon in 2000. ... In 1981, she won the Avon Championships, becoming the first African-American woman to win a major tennis tournament since Althea Gibson's 1958 U.S. Open victory. Allen is now...
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Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon - Jul 06 ...  In 1960, she toured with the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, playing exhibition tennis matches before their games. In 1964, Gibson joined the Ladies...
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Plenty O'Toole (Lana Wood) Diamonds Are Forever 1971 Sister of ...  Plenty O'Toole (Lana Wood) Diamonds Are Forever 1971 Sister of famous actress ... Lana Wood (younger sister of Natalie Wood) is best known for her role as ... Alas, she can't get rid of Bond either, and she's thrown to a school of piranhas for...
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Louisa Lane Drew - Wikipedia  Louisa Lane Drew (January 10, 1820  August 31, 1897) was an English-born American ... Louisa and her mother came to America when she was six years old. ... She appeared in several plays with both him and his son, John Wilkes Booth, who would later ... She is the great-great-grandmother of Drew Barrymore.
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Gibson Girls: Charles Dana Gibson's pen and ink sketches of ...  Gibson Girls: Charles Dana Gibson's pen and ink sketches of women at the ... the image created by the American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson (September 14 .... but she was responsible for popularizing it and turning it into a way to convey a ..... Maria - Antique Edwardian Gibson Girl style pintucked shirtwaist - circa 1905.
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July 06, 1957: Althea Gibson is first African American to win ...  In 1956, Gibson's tennis career took off and she won the singles title at the French ... In July 1957, Gibson won Wimbledon, defeating Darlene Hard, 6-3, 6-2. ... In 1960, she toured with the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, playing exhibition ... In 1964, Gibson joined the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour, the first...
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Learning Guide - American Girl  Kirsten Larson is a pioneer girl of strength and spirit who emigrates from Sweden to the frontier of the Minnesota Territory in 1854. ... Americans today have ancestors or family members who came from ... We meet Kirsten on her journey from Sweden .... tradition, such as a food or custom, of one of those countries or cultures.
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Marilyn Munster - Wikipedia  Marilyn Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom The Munsters, originally played by Beverley Owen with actress Pat Priest later assuming the role. In the original series she is the daughter of Lily Munster's sister, with Herman alluding to her "plain" looks coming from Lily's side of the family ... It is never made clear why Marilyn lives with the Munsters, rather than with...