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Brewer's: Owlery
A haunt or abode of owls. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OwlglassOwl was a Baker's Daughter A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Women in the U.S House of Representatives 1917-1929
Name Party-State Dates served Jeannette Rankin Rep.-Mont. 1917-1919; 1941-1943…Honorees
The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…Fourteen Points
(Encyclopedia) Fourteen Points, formulation of a peace program, presented at the end of World War I by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in an address before both houses of Congress on Jan. 8, 1918. The…sexual harassment
(Encyclopedia) sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other…Women's History Month
A celebration of women's many accomplishments The women of the U.S. Supreme Court Source: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez MonsivaisWomen's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize…Brewer's: Baked Meat
means meat-pie “The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage table” (Hamlet); i.e. the hot meat-pies (venison pasties) served at the funeral and not eaten, were served…Brewer's: Bakshish
A Persian word for a gratuity. These gifts are insolently demanded by all sorts of officials in Turkey, Egypt, and Asia Minor, more as a claim than a gratuity. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Pull Bacon
(To). To spread the fingers out after having placed one's thumb on the nose. “The officers spoke to him, when the man put his fingers to his nose and pulled bacon.” —Leeds Police Report,…Brewer's: Warning Stone
Anything that gives notice of danger. Bakers in Wiltshire and some other counties used to put a “certain pebble” in their ovens, and when the stone…Trending
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