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Brewer's: Goddess Mothers

(The). What the French call “bonnes dames ” or “ les dames blanches, ” the prototype of the fays; generally represented as nursing infants on their laps. Some of these statues made by the…

Brewer's: Great Mother

The earth. When Junius Brutus and the sons of Tarquin asked the Delphic Oracle who was to succeed Superbus on the throne of Rome, they received for answer, “He who shall first kiss his…

Brewer's: Idæan Mother

Idæ'an Mother Cybele, who had a temple on Mount Ida, in Asia Minor. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894IdealismIconoclasts A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Some Mother's Son

Director: Terry George Writers: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Director of Photography: Geoffrey Simpson Editor: Craig McKay Music: Bill Whelan Production Designer: David…

My Mother's Courage

Director/Writer/Producer: Michael VerhoevenDirectors of Photography:Michael Epp and Theo BierkensEditor:David FreemanMusic:Julian Nott and Simon VerhoevenProduction Designer:Wolfgang…

Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Name at birth: Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-LyonKnown widely as The Queen Mother during the last decades of her life, the former Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the wife of Britain's King George VI and…

Mother Ann Lee

Name at birth: Ann LeesMother Ann Lee was the charismatic founder of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers. After a difficult early life, she…

Mother's Day Features

Gift ideas, features, and fun stuff   Related Links Mothers in the Labor Force Selected Characteristics of Births by Race of Mother Young Adults Living at Home Adoption Trends…

The Origins of Mother's Day

On Sunday, May 8th, people in North America and around the world will celebrate Mother’s Day. Postal services will be inundated with affectionate Mother’s Day cards. Florists will prepare countless…