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And, in the early twentieth century, images of the modern Chinese female student or housewife were powerful symbols of new ways of life that seemed relevant to men as well.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Jan. 2025 -
While his mother, Angele, was a housewife, his father — who started out as Paramount co-founder Adolph Zukor’s office boy in Astoria, Queens — spent the bulk of his career at MGM.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Dec. 2024
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In the 1930s and ’40s, Kraft began marketing Velveeta successfully, if rather dubiously, as a health food and diet aid, and its low price and convenience—beloved by kids, shelf-stable, melts like a dream—charmed America’s homemakers throughout the suburban ’60s and beyond.—
David Levine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Dec. 2024
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Born on April 4, 1948, Richard Dean Parsons was raised in Queens, one of five children of an electrical technician and a homemaker.—
Stephen Galloway,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Dec. 2024
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From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Trump’s companies were approved for more than 1,000 H-2 visas for jobs like cooks, housekeepers and waiters at his properties, including Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., and the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., Labor Department data show.—
Ken Bensinger,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Many people are tipping their babysitters, housekeepers and teachers this holiday season, but often by the same amounts as three years ago.—
J.J. McCorvey,
NBC News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
29 July 2024
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The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE.—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
18 July 2024
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Wearing a bright red shirt, Aikins stood out among the row of Trump’s sons and family, and Vance’s wife, Usha. Aikins, along with Vance’s family, shared a moment with outgoing President Joe Biden before the inauguration began.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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Some of the women in attendance opted for suits: Kamala Harris went monochromatic in a black suit and overcoat, Hillary Clinton chose a Democrat blue Stella McCartney power suit, and Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg’s wife, wore a pale blue skirt suit with a large double strand of pearls.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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Her husband, Chad Daybell, 56, was convicted last year of murder in the death of his previous wife and the two children, and he was sentenced to death.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Grammy-winning rapper took to X Spaces on Tuesday (Jan. 14) to air out new grievances against her estranged husband and his mother, Latabia Woodward.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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