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Mary Ann Wilson Dead at 87

Mary Ann Wilson has died aged 87. She was the beloved registered nurse and creator of the gentle public-television exercise programme Sit and Be Fit. Her family confirmed she passed away on November 5 ...
BBC

Statue to 'remarkable' woman who escaped slavery

A statue to a "remarkable and brave" woman who fled slavery and torture in the US has been unveiled in the fishing town in northern England where she found freedom. Mary Ann Macham spent weeks hiding ...
insider.si.edu

Mary Ann Brown Patten

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1856, Mary Ann Brown Patten became the first woman to sail a clipper ship around Cape Horn, through the notoriously ...
Uproxx

‘The Testament Of Ann Lee’: Everything To Know About Amanda Seyfried’s Historical Religious Drama

The United Society Of Believers In Christ’s Second Appearing, a Christian sect better known as the Shakers, has quite the story. Today, they exist as a historical relic, as a mere three members remain ...
The New York Times

She Wanted a Good Death — Without Her Beloved Husband by Her Side

Ann Packer’s latest novel, “Some Bright Nowhere,” explores the unexpected rupture that a terminal cancer diagnosis causes in a long and happy marriage. By Joan Silber Joan Silber’s most recent novels ...
Variety

‘Frankenstein’: How Close Is Guillermo del Toro’s Film to the Original Novel? A Mary Shelley Expert Answers Our Burning Questions

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Guillermo del Toro‘s “Frankenstein,” now streaming on Netflix. Guillermo del Toro has often said that Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel “Frankenstein” is like ...