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A Great entry on a great lady

Thanks.

Are there any plans for other great American ladies?

One that spings to mind is Katherine Hepburn and the female pioneers of the West...

Crusader are you trying to shape the guide a certain way?

Not at all

I'm looking at what people are writing and just making suggestions. I too am writng...

No I agree there are a lot of great historical charactors out there. We should always learn from our history.

I'd be happy to do some additional articles on American women. I think it will be difficult to choose who to cover, though.

Here are some to consider: Mae West, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Sacajawea, Betsy Ross, Emily Dickinson, Amelia Earhart, Greta Garbo, Hellen Keller, Molly Brown, Calamity Jane, and Georgia O'Keefe. If I were to include women still alive, I might also add Sandra Day O'Conner, Rosa Parks, Shirley Temple, and Sally Ride.

I'll have to pass on Katherine Hepburn, as I have an odd disliking for the woman that would probably show through on anything I wrote. If you or anyone else would like to write an entry on her, feel free.

I can help you with Greta Garbo - She is a favourite of mine.

That sounds keen.

One of the very first films I watched was Anna Karenina with Garbo and was entranced from that moment on. I have several original photos and about 12 biographies - each telling the same story but with a twist.

The best is called Greta and Cecil and details her friendship with Cecil Beaton

Sounds tres interesting. How about I put together a filmography, and you can get started on the biography part?

I have started an entry at:
http://www.h2g2.com/A396731

You can email portions to me as you write them. My email address is on my user page.

I also found a super Garbo photo gallery at http://silent-movies.com/Ladies/PGarbo.html

Great site

That has certainly made my day.

Just taking a peek at the entry....

If you look at the cocktails named for stars, there is some stuff in there that I wrote that you may want to pinch for your entry.

I've thoroughly pinched the information. Thanks!

Nah, whatever.

BTW I thought Garbo was Swedish.

She was born Swedish, but also became an American citizen later in life.

Thank you I knew I wasn't going completely insane.

You should look at a few european great women, too. Alice Schwarzer, No 1 german feminist, Rosa Luxemburg, QE 1, Jeanne Darque, well, and a lot more. I´m not a lot of help though with biography stuff...

Unfortunately, I don't know much about those. Anyone?

I was going to do something on Leni Reifenstahl