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The cover of the 1888 edition of Goody Two-Shoes. The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes is a children's story published by John Newbery in London in 1765. The story popularized the phrase "goody two-shoes" as a descriptor for an excessively virtuous person or do-gooder. [ 1] Historian V.M. Braganza refers to it as one of the first works of ...
Ruby slippers. The ruby slippers are a pair of magical shoes worn by Dorothy Gale as played by Judy Garland in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film The Wizard of Oz. Because of their iconic stature, [ 1] they are among the most valuable items of film memorabilia. [ 2] Several pairs were made for the film, though the exact number is unknown.
Little Women is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott, originally published in two volumes, in 1868 and 1869. [ 1][ 2] The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood. Loosely based on the lives of the author and her three ...
The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.
Mary Jane (also known as bar shoes or doll shoes) is an American term (formerly a registered trademark) for a closed, low-cut shoe with one or more straps across the instep. [ 1 ] Classic Mary Janes for children are typically made of black leather or patent leather and have one thin strap fastened with a buckle or button, a broad and rounded ...
t. e. The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history . The earliest women living in what is now the United States were Native Americans. European women arrived in the 17th century and brought with them European culture and values.
Women in ancient Rome. The educated and well-traveled Vibia Sabina (c. 136 AD) was a grand-niece of the emperor Trajan and became the wife of his successor Hadrian; unlike some empresses, she played little role in court politics and remained independent in private life, having no children and seeking emotional gratification in love affairs [ 1 ...
The Lollipop Shoes is a 2007 novel by Joanne Harris—a sequel to her best-selling Chocolat. Darker than Chocolat —more openly mystical —this story is set between Halloween and Christmas . No longer living in Lansquenet-sous-Tannes , Vianne Rocher and her two daughters, Anouk and Rosette, are settled in the Montmartre quarter of Paris .