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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"first lady"”.
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Marguerite Inman Davis: first progressive first lady of Virginia
… her talents as an equestrienne and gardener. As first lady of Virginia during World War I, Marguerite Davis consciously set an example for women·of the state and nation to enter war work. She volunteered, as president of the Woman's Munition Reserve, to sew silk bags and fill them with smokeless …
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“Cookie Mom-ster,” “Mom in Chief,” and “Sugar Mommy” : [de-] constructing ideal femininty of Presidential candidate wives
… Times’ article regarding the role of potential First Ladies at political conventions wrote, “The public will someday accept a fully independent first lady, Ms. Gibbons predicted, 'I don't see how we can go backwards.’'' (Purnick, 2004) That isn’t to say, however, we have continued moving …
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Jacqueline Kennedy and the politics of popularity
Although her role as first lady marked the real beginning of the American public’s fascination with her, Jacqueline Kennedy’s celebrity status endured throughout her life. Dozens of books have sought to chronicle that mystique, hail her style, and commend her contribution to the youthful persona of …
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Született (elnök) Feleségek
… és Lévai Anikó példáján keresztül mutattam be a First Ladyk világát. Továbbá kitértem a politika mediatizálódására, a nyilvánosság buktatóira, a sztár kultusz változásaira.
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Clodia, Fulvia, Livia, Messalina : what can we really learn about the elite women of Rome?
… of an unprecedented female role: that of First Lady. Livia of the sources is virtuous and loyal, but she is also manipulative and a poisoner. Messalina’s vilification by historians as a self-seeking nymphomaniac is a culmination in the portrayal of female cunning and excess. However, these …
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Rehabilitation of Severely Compacted Urban Soil to Improve Tree Establishment and Growth
… wilsoniana Schneid.) (Accolade® elm), Prunus 'First Lady' (Prunus xincam x Prunus campanulata) L. and Quercus macrocarpa Michx. (bur oak) were planted in each plot. The PR treatment reduced soil bulk density at 15-20 cm depth and increased soil C/N ratio, pH, and CEC. Mean canopy projection and …
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Citizenship, Gender, and Intimacy: First Ladies in the Television Age
The figure of the first lady of the United States (FLOTUS) initially gained visibility thanks to the media technologies of the industrial age, but in the TV era this visibility exploded, and with it came a stark intensification of the potential for intimate connection between figures at the highest …
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The Development of Leadership Skills of African American Women in Sororities: University Responsibility
… through the current villainization of First Lady Michelle Obama as being an angry Black woman. Some Scholars believed that these stereotypes were formed during slavery and were used to justify the treatment of African American women. Due to these concepts and the fact that the vast …
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Balancing Act: A Study of International School Heads' efforts to Manage the Professional and Personal Aspects of their Lives
… decades. The topic even is listed by the current First Lady of the United States as a priority item to be addressed during her husband's first four years in office. While studies have been conducted about the professional/personal balance of corporate executives and other professionals, including …
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"The Terror Within:" Neoliberalism and the Rhetoric of the Obesity Crisis
… documentary series Weight of the Nation, and the First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign. The analysis of these sites shows that a nationalist rhetoric of obesity has developed as a response to the contradictions of neoliberalism, deflecting attention from the failures of the neoliberal …