1794: Elizabeth Bennett delivers a daughter by cesarean section, becoming the first woman in the United States to give birth this way and survive. Her husband, Jesse, is the physician who performs the operation.
He was pressed into service after Elizabeth, struggling with a difficult labor and believing she would die, requested her attending physician to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Elizabeth’
Jan. 14, 1794: First Successful Cesarean in U.S.
January 14th, 2011 |
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Elizabeth Olsen — Mary-Kate & Ashley’s Little Sister — Makes V Magazine Young Hollywood Edition
January 7th, 2011 |
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Oh look, there’s a third Olsen Twin! Mary-Kate and Ashley aren’t the only Olsens in showbiz. The megastar twins have a younger sister who’s a budding actress and the spitting image of her big sisters.So much so, she might as well be an Olsen triplet! Cute-as-a-button Elizabeth Olsen, 21, joins Glee’s Chord Overstreet in V [...]
Elizabeth Edwards Will Omits John Edwards
January 6th, 2011 |
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Elizabeth Edwards has sent a final “Eff You and Up Yours” to her cheating cad husband — former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards — from beyond the grave. She axed the scandal-scarred politican from her Last Will & Testament. Elizabeth lost her lengthy battle against breast cancer last month. She amassed a fortune thanks to [...]
Annie Lennox’s Charity Work Earns Honor From Queen Elizabeth
January 1st, 2011 |
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Dame Annie Lennox? Not yet, but the ’80s pop star has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honors List for her charity work in the fight against AIDS, Buckingham Palace said Friday. â€I’m genuinely honored. As somewhat of a renegade, it either means I’ve done [...]
15 of the Craziest Cults
December 15th, 2010 |
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The line between a “cult” and a “sect” or a “religion” can be thin, but a couple of factors generally define modern use of the word “cult:” Cults revolve around the teachings of one living (or recently living) person, and this person claims to be “chosen” for an important mission on Earth.
Elizabeth Hurley & Husband Split; Actress Moves On To Womanizing Athlete
December 12th, 2010 |
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Another one bites the dust: Actress-model Elizabeth Hurley has announced her separation from husband Arun Nayar following allegations that she has been having a relationship with Shane Warne, an Australian cricket legend with a healthy appetite for ladies. In a posting to her Twitter page on Sunday, Hurley, 45, revealed that she and the Indian [...]
Now That Elizabeth Edwards Is Dead, Rielle Hunter Sets Sights On John
December 9th, 2010 |
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Elizabeth Edwards isn’t even cold in her grave, but the woman who helped destroy her 30 year marriage is already setting her sights on womanizing widower John Edwards. Elizabeth, 61, died Tuesday. She waged war against breast cancer for six years before learning that the disease had spread to her liver, rendering her condition terminal. [...]
Remembering Elizabeth Edwards
December 7th, 2010 |
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Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Sen. John Edwards, has died after a battle with breast cancer, her family said.
The news came shortly after an announcement that she was going to stop cancer treatment, and took many people by surprise.
We want to know how her story has affected you. Did you ever meet Elizabeth Edwards in person? Share your photos and videos, and put yourself on camera to share memories and condolences.
Elizabeth Edwards Dead At 61
December 7th, 2010 |
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Elizabeth Edwards has died. The political wife, whose public battle with breast cancer, coping with marital infidelity, and continued advocacy for the resilence shot her to the top of bestsellers’ lists, died Tuesday morning at her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was 61. The mother of four was surrounded by family and friends [...]
The End Near For Elizabeth Edwards As Cancer Spreads To Liver
December 6th, 2010 |
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We’re ending the first day of the work week with a mayjah case of The Sads. After a six year battle against infidelity, scandal, and breast cancer, it appears the end is near for embattled political wife Elizabeth Edwards. Edwards’ illness has taken a turn for the worse after spreading to her liver, PEOPLE reported [...]
The End Near For Elizabeth Edwards As Cancer Spreads To Liver
December 6th, 2010 |
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We’re ending the first day of the work week with a mayjah case of The Sads. After a six year battle against infidelity, scandal, and breast cancer, it appears the end is near for embattled political wife Elizabeth Edwards. Edwards’ illness has taken a turn for the worse after spreading to her liver, PEOPLE reported [...]
Bonham Carter risked wrath of Potter bosses by starring in ‘King’s Speech’
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Helena Bonham Carter has revealed that she risked the wrath of Harry Potter bosses by signing on to star in ‘The King’s Speech’. The actress plays the late Queen Mother, Elizabeth, the wife of King George VI, opposite Colin Firth as the stuttering monarch in the acclaimed new film, which has already been tipped for [...]
“Glee†Lohan Diss Could Result In Legal Action For Show
November 18th, 2010 |
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From Goop to Elizabeth, there are already so many reasons to dislike Hollywood Golden Girl Gwyneth Paltrow. Dina Lohan just found a new one. In “It Ain’t That Serious, Sistah!” News: The family of scandal-stained starlet Lindsay Lohan are hopping mad and threatening legal action against the producers of the Emmy-nominated TV musical Glee after [...]
The 50 Hottest Maxim Cover Girls
November 9th, 2010 |
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It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when there really weren’t many “lad” magazines sold in the US. You had to jump all the way up to Playboy and the like to see hot women in a magazine geared for men until Maxim proved there was a market for girls that were only [...]
Sept. 28, 1865: England Gets Its First Woman Physician, the Hard Way
September 28th, 2010 |
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1865: Elizabeth Garrett becomes the first woman in England to receive a medical license.
It didn’t come easy.
Bound by the restrictions on sex and class that prevailed in Victorian England, Garrett, the daughter of a London pawnbroker, was inspired to enter medicine after meeting Elizabeth Blackwell, the first practicing woman physician in the United States. First, [...]
Eddie Fisher Dead At 82
September 24th, 2010 |
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One of the most famous feathers in Elizabeth Taylor’s cap has floated off to the Great Wedding Chapel in the Sky. Eddie Fisher has died.Sources close to the family tell The Associated Press that the singer passed away in his Berkeley, California home this week after suffering complications from recent hip surgery. He was 82. The [...]
Olsen Twins Name Dream Fashion Muse: First Lady Michelle Obama
August 12th, 2010 |
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have built a multimillion-dollar style empire on the success of their contemporary clothing lines — The Row, Elizabeth & James, and Olsenboye. But the pint-sized moguls still have at least one major fashion feat to overcome before they’ll call themselves accomplished designers: Mary-Kate and Ashley want to see their designs having [...]