THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME |
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Belva Ann Lockwood, the 1st woman lawyer to practice before this court, had drafted the law to allow it |
the Supreme Court
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This "Jurassic Park" author once taught anthropology at Cambridge University |
Michael Crichton
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In 1996 Richard Chamberlain again played Ralph de Bricassart for this TV miniseries' "Missing Years" |
The Thorn Birds
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The League of Nations met for the first time Nov. 15, 1920 in its new headquarters in this Swiss city |
Geneva
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On Feb. 14, 1962 the doors opened to this Memphis hospital founded by Danny Thomas |
St. Jude
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This "Carmen" composer wrote the symphonic suite "Roma" between 1866 & 1868 |
Bizet
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Smiths in the Hall include Bessie, Margaret Chase & this 2nd first lady, whose maiden name was Smith |
Abigail Adams
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His 1986 story "You're Only Old Once!" is "A Book for Obsolete Children" |
Dr. Seuss
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This singer & drummer for Genesis recently announced his exodus from the group |
Phil Collins
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The results of his inkblot tests were published in "Psycho-diagnostics" |
Rorschach
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At first only a surgical clinic, this Rochester, Minn. facility became a full medical center around 1915 |
the Mayo Clinic
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"Uranus—The Magician" is the sixth part of this Gustav Holst suite |
The Planets
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Now president of the American Red Cross, the 1st woman Secretary of Transportation was inducted in 1995 |
Elizabeth Dole
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A collection of his letters, "From Main Street to Stockholm", was published posthumously in 1952 |
(Alex: Ooh, all right, living dangerously. If it works, you're in very good shape.) … (Bernie: Who is [*]?) (Alex: Yes, and I have a feeling you knew that one. That was not a guess.)
Sinclair Lewis
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Best known for her Oscar-winning role as "Mrs. Miniver", she passed away in 1996 |
Greer Garson
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In November 1922 Howard Carter & Lord Carnarvon made this famous discovery |
King Tut's tomb
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"Liberian Suite" & "Far East Suite" are among this jazz giant's large-scale works |
(Bernie: Um… who is [*]?) (Alex: Is that a guess?) (Bernie: Yes.) (Alex: A good one. That is correct. If you don't know, try to figure it out, and quite often, it works.)
Duke Ellington
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Membership tripled after Wilma Mankiller became the 1st woman chief of this Native American nation |
(Jesse: What are the Navajo?)
the Cherokee
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He modeled Sophie in "Sophie's Choice" on a woman he met while living in Brooklyn |
William Styron
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Released in 1995, "Made in Heaven" was Freddie Mercury's final album with this group |
Queen
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After serving as president for 3 years, Zog I was proclaimed king of this country |
Albania
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In 1967 the first human heart transplant was performed at Groote Schuur Hospital in this city |
(Kevin: What is Johannesburg?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Cape Town
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This Spaniard was noted for his interpretations of Bach's suites for unaccompanied cello |
Pablo Casals
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The 2 "mothers" in the hall are Mother Elizabeth Seton & Mary Harris, a labor leader known as this |
Mother Jones
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His last completed novel, "The Marble Faun", was published in 1860 |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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This Italian directed a "Romeo and Juliet" film in the 1960s & the 1996 film version of "Jane Eyre" |
(Alex: Right, and well done in the category.)
Franco Zeffirelli
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In 1923 this Belgian national airline began operations |
SABENA
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The Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. was named for this bacteriologist |
Walter Reed
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