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  Josephine
They would turn it upside down over Josephine who would then march it around as though it were a tank and use the handle slots as portholes through which he would slash out at all who came too near.
Josephine twisted around, planted his front claws in John's upper arm, curled up to bring his hind claws into play, and started ripping.
Josephine was a whole cat; evidently the males of the Boys' Club found the thought of, er, reducing him to be too personally painful.
www.tiac.net /~cri/2004/josephine.html   (1241 words)

  
 Josephine Butler
Josephine Butler, the daughter of John Grey and Hannah Annett, was born in 1828.
Josephine was devastated by the death of her six year-old daughter and was never to fully recover from this family tragedy.
Josephine Butler was President of this Council from 1867 to 1873, and Anne Clough was Secretary for the three first strenuous years of its existence.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /Wbutler.htm   (1538 words)

  
 Biography of Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was born June 3, 1906 in St. Louis.
By the summer of 1925, Josephine was lured away to Paris, France with the promise of the grand salary of $250 per week.
Josephine adopted twelve children from different races and creeds to live with her at Les Milandes, her 600-acre Dordogne chateau.
njnj.essortment.com /josephinebaker_rvbg.htm   (440 words)

  
 Josephine County History
The Josephine County Courthouse in Grants Pass was constructed in 1917 to replace the courthouse built in 1887.
Josephine County is located in southwestern Oregon and was created by the Territorial Legislature on January 22, 1856, from the western half of Jackson County.
In 2000 the population of 75,726 represented a 20.87% increase from 1990.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cpjosephinehome.html   (681 words)

  
 WWAD: Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Josephine went back to Tombstone and at the age of 19 she considered herself to be all grown up and worldly.
Josephine thought she was experiencing the most romantic thing that could happen to a girl (how innocent she was) and how unprepared she was for what laid ahead of her in Tombstone.
Josephine was loyal to Wyatt and she was one of his biggest defenders.
www.library.csi.cuny.edu /dept/history/lavender/389/calchi.html   (1033 words)

  
 Josephine Baker biography
FAMILY BACKGROUND: Josephine Baker's mother was Carrie McDonald and her father was Eddie Carson.
Josephine's first husband was Willie Wells; her second husband was Willie Baker; her third husband was Jean Lion; and, her fourth husband was orchestra leader Jo Bouillon.
Josephine was decorated for her undercover work for the French Resistance during World War II.
www.lkwdpl.org /wihohio/bake-jos.htm   (232 words)

  
 Josephine Baker profile bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Josephine sought to prove that "children of different ethnicities and religions could be brothers".
Josephine's stardom lasted for 50 years; her fans gave her extravagant gifts such as diamonds and cars, and she received over 1,500 marriage proposals.
Josephine never depended on a man financially, so she left relationships as soon as they'd began to fall apart.
www.harlemlive.org /shethang/profiles/josephinebaker/jbaker.html   (897 words)

  
 Josephine Butler
*Josephine's family life was supportive, her father a strong egalitarian, raised her equally with her siblings without separating activities between genders.
*Josephine suffered bronchial attacks throughout her life, and when they became too much for her at Oxford, the family decided to move to Cheltenham in 1857.
Josephine was asked to accept on the grounds that "half a loaf is better than none," she replied, "not when it is poisoned." Eventually she gave her position to James B. Stansfeld, and he led the activism of the C.D. acts to victory in 1883, when they were repealed.
www.depts.drew.edu /wmst/corecourses/wmst111/timeline_bios_2001/JoButler.htm   (497 words)

  
 Josephine Bracken Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At the request of Josephine Bracken, she was billeted at the Tejeros estate house which she converted into a field hospital for the revolutionists.
Josephine Bracken was an actual witness to the Tejeros convention of March 22, 1897.
Josephine taught English in a school where the future president of the Philippines, Sergio Osmeandntildea of Cebu, was one of her famous students.
www.geocities.com /capitolhill/senate/4982/bracken.htm   (1095 words)

  
 Josephine : Josephine Beauharnais : Josephine Bonaparte : Napoleon Bonaparte : Love : Wife : Mistress
A socialite without equal, Josephine was mistress to several leading political figures and left a young General Napoleon Bonaparte completely smitten on their first meeting.
Her affairs almost led to divorce, however, a furious Bonaparte was persuaded to ignore her indiscretions on the grounds a stable marriage was necessary for his political ambitions.
Josephine also aided Bonaparte's bid for power with a deft social and political touch that smoothed opposition and allowed him to become First Consul.
www.napoleonguide.com /josephine.htm   (398 words)

  
 Josephine Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Josephine Baker, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949
Josephine Baker (June 3, 1908 - April 12, 1975), born Freda Josephine McDonald, was an African American dancer, actress and singer, sometimes known as "The Black Venus." She became a French citizen in 1937.
Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Eddie Carson and Carrie McDonald, she entered vaudeville as a teen, gradually heading toward New York City during the Harlem Renaissance, performing at the Plantation Club.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Josephine_Baker   (780 words)

  
 Center for Anatolian Ethnography and Textile Studies in Istanbul - Josephine Powell Project
Josephine Powell's exceptional collection of Anatolian textiles and ethnographic objects, along with her extensive photo archives, field research notes and library will form the core of a new and unique center devoted to the study of village and nomadic life.
Josephine confided that when she couldn't persuade any of "her ladies" to part with a loom that had a kilim "in progress" for the exhibit, she decided the solution was to weave one herself!
Josephine has a larger place in Istanbul now, high on a hill over the Bosphoros, and enjoys spectacular views from her balcony of both the Asian side of the city and old Stanbul with its Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia.
www.marlamallett.com /powell.htm   (2059 words)

  
 CD Baby: JOSEPHINE SINCERE: Feels So Good
Although a newcomer to the music scene, Josephine possesses the singing ability of a young woman who is far more seasoned than her 16-years belies.
Josephine has never taken vocal lessons nor has she ever sang or recorded with a group.
Her impressive vocal talents are natural, and have been developed since she was a young kid by singing to songs she heard on the radio and on television.
www.cdbaby.com /josephine   (788 words)

  
 Josephine
Josephine is the sole exception; she has a love for music and knows too how to transmit it; she is the only one; when she dies, music—who knows for how long—will vanish from our lives.
Josephine, that is to say, thinks just the opposite, she believes it is she who protects the people.
Josephine exerts herself, a mere nothing in voice, a mere nothing in execution, she asserts herself and gets across to us; it does us good to think of that.
victorian.fortunecity.com /vermeer/287/josephine.htm   (3904 words)

  
 Author Sandra Gulland’s Magnificent Obsession: Josephine Bonapart
Josephine was absolutely devoted to him, and he was madly in love with her.
Her thick, meticulously footnoted timeline detailing Josephine’s daily movements, and those of her family and friends: plus social issues, battles and even the flue viruses that plagued the population of Paris at the time, has to be seen to be believed.
She travelled to Martinique, where Josephine was born and raised, attended mass in her church, went to the health spa she frequented, tried the treatments, visited museum exhibits in New York and Memphis and consulted with period scholars.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/women_following_dreams/101521   (1168 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - Empress Josephine of France, Wife of Napoleon I
The romance between Josephine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most dramatic in history.
Josephine: A Life of the Empress by Carolly Erickson.
This novel, the first of a trilogy, covers Josephine's childhood in Martinique, her first marriage, the birth of her children, her life during the revolution, and her marriage to Napoleon.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/France/Bonaparte/Josephine.html   (447 words)

  
 Josephine’s Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Josephine, her sisters, aunts and mom — still in shock — ran to the border of Sierra Leone.
Once Josephine and her family arrived in the city of Dakar, a man from Sierra Leone took them to the home of a Senegalese friend who allowed them to sleep on his floor.
Josephine’s favorite Bible verse is Jeremiah 10:10, and she quotes it by memory: "But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King."
www.briomag.com /briomagazine/spiritualhealth/a0002151.html   (1469 words)

  
 Josephine DuSule   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Josephine took in her new beliefs very well, and with a shrewd and ready mind, grew into a powerful and vibrant Priestess—a Mambo of Vodou.
Upon the suggestion of her djab, Josephine had Dominga aide her in the formation of a garde, which is a form of protection.
Josephine’s took shape as she made a deep gash in her forearm and placed crushed basil in the wound.
www.angelfire.com /realm2/jadedmouse/Cast/Amanda.html   (499 words)

  
 Josephine County Online - HOME
The Josephine County Courthouse in Grants Pass was constructed in 1917.
Josephine County Juvenile Community Justice, Commission for Children and Families is seeking qualified applicants for the full time position of Administrative Secretary.
Josephine County Community Justice Department is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Parole/Probation Officer.
www.co.josephine.or.us   (193 words)

  
 Saint Guiseppine-Josephine-Bakhita
After prayer and discernment, Guiseppine (Josephine) joined the religious order, pronouncing her religious vows on December 8, 1896 at the age of 41.
Though her memoirs stop there, Guiseppine (Josephine) lived to be 78, her life marked by simplicity - she was a cook, seamstress, sacristan and doorkeeper.
A woman of immense faith and forgiveness, she was beatified in May 1992 as "blessed" in the Catholic canon of saints.
www.holyangels.com /SaintGuiseppineJosephineBakhita.htm   (791 words)

  
 No. 1476 Inventing the Dishwasher
Writer J. Fenster tells how, when she was 44, Josephine found that her fine china tableware was chipping.
Two weeks later, he died, and Josephine was left with a scant fifteen hundred dollars and much more than that in debts.
Josephine Cochrane became the driven developer and champion of a wholly new commercial venture.
www.uh.edu /engines/epi1476.htm   (611 words)

  
 Josephine Diebitsch Peary (Bowdoin, Arctic Museum)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1888 Peary married Josephine Diebitsch, the daughter of a linguist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Married life for the Pearys was hardly mundane; in June of 1891 Josephine accompanied her husband and the small crew of the Kite to northern Greenland.
When her book was published in 1893 Josephine was again in the Far North with her husband where she gave birth to Marie Ahnighito Peary, fondly called the "The Snow Baby" by the press.
Josephine recorded the story of her daughter's birth in the high Arctic in The Snow Baby, a true story with true pictures.
academic.bowdoin.edu /arcticmuseum/biographies/html/jpeary.shtml   (512 words)

  
 Josephine Sunset Home
At Josephine, we emphasize comprehensive care by providing an array of services and programs that meet the unique needs of individuals.
Today, Josephine Sunset Home is an affiliated home of the evangelical Lutheran Church in America and owned by a group of 22 Lutheran churches.
Josephine's Adult Day Services program provides a needed service to home-bound frail seniors and their home givers.
www.volunteersolutions.org /uwsc/org/221080-printer.html   (365 words)

  
 Josephine Shaw Lowell Biography / Biography of Josephine Shaw Lowell Biography Biography
Josephine Shaw Lowell (1843-1905), American social reformer and philanthropist, influenced legislation and organizations creating modern programs for the poor and needy.
Josephine Shaw was born in West Roxbury, Mass., on Dec. 16, 1843, into a family marked by social and intellectual distinction.
Her interests included the Woman's Municipal League and the National Consumers' League (of which she was a principal founder), as well as the study of methods and practical experiments for mediating labor-management conflicts.
www.bookrags.com /biography/josephine-shaw-lowell   (517 words)

  
 Josephine Chaus
In 1976, Josephine Chaus and her husband, Bernard founded Bernard Chaus, Inc. The company specialized in creating clothing for the career woman that combined elegance and comfort.
With Bernard as CEO and Josephine assuming the role of company president in 1980, Bernard Chaus, Inc. grew in recognition and revenue.
Josephine's business savvy coupled with a deep connection to what women wanted, profited the company.
www.corporate-ir.net /media_files/otcbb/chbd.ob/cp_jc.html   (192 words)

  
 Josephine
Josephine, 1763–1814, empress of the French (1804–9) as the consort of
Josephine's husband was guillotined during the French Revolution, in 1794, but she escaped with brief imprisonment.
A passion for plants; When Josephine Pickett-Baker moved home she planned on a grid exactly where the sun lit her garden so she could put her plants in the right spot.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0826623.html   (366 words)

  
 Gale - Free Resources - Black History - Biographies - Josephine Baker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At the age of eight Josephine was hired out to a white woman as a maid; she was forced to sleep in the coal cellar with a pet dog and was scalded on the hands when she used too much soap in the laundry.
Josephine went to Paris for a top salary ($250 a week; more than twice what she was paid in New York) to gyrate at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées as a variety dancer in La Revue Nègre.
While he was alive, Abatino helped Josephine evolve from a mere eccentric dancer to integrating her songs and speech and dance in performances; from being "the highest-paid chorus girl in vaudeville" to being "one of the high-paid stars in the world," in part by controlling her scripts and the first two volumes of her memoirs.
www.galegroup.com /free_resources/bhm/bio/baker_j.htm   (2147 words)

  
 JOSEPHINE-PAGE 1
Josephine seldom comes out of her room except to eat and on show-and-tell night.
Poor Josephine, here she is, in town somewhere, but I know yearning to be in a forest instead.
Then I hear Josephine whisper, "Don't do it," right in my ear, her hand on my shoulder exactly as lightly as you'd think her touch would be.
www.scifi.com /scifiction/originals/originals_archive/emshwiller2/emshwiller21.html   (5234 words)

  
 The Artist Herself   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
She often strives to impart a message in her scenes, she also hopes to inspire in her audience a personel journey into the magical world of their own imagination.
Josephine works mostly with acrylic paint, which allows her to paint quickly, and to create many textured and colourful effects.
Josephine is also an accomplished sculptor and has created a number of unique figurines.
freespace.virgin.net /josephine.wall/Josephine.html   (492 words)

  
 Napoleon and Josephine
Josephine had to be good (or at least try to be better) while he was there.
When Josephine got back to Paris, she found that Napoleon had arrived ahead of her and had secluded himself in a room in the house.
Josephine continued to love Napoleon and later in the year, as she was dying from diphtheria, Napoleon's name was one of the last words she uttered, if not the last.
www.napoleon-series.org /research/napoleon/c_napjos.html   (1720 words)

  
 Josephine Guest House Bed & Breakfast - New Orleans, Louisiana - BBOnline.com / Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Guests of the Josephine enjoy the Creole tradition of a light breakfast served on a tray.
Josephine Guest House is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Katrina, but we are not damaged.
Your hosts at the Josephine are your entree to the restaurants, the night life, the arts and treasures of New Orleans, a wonderful old city.
www.bbonline.com /la/josephine   (319 words)

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