Word: miriam
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Fortunately for Richards, bidding to become the first woman Governor of Texas since Miriam ("Ma") Ferguson ruled the state from 1925 to 1927, Republican nominee Williams suffered a self-inflicted wound that could cripple him. He joked that bad weather was inevitable, like rape, and the only thing to do was to "relax and enjoy it." He said later he was kidding, an apology that may work with the so-called Bubba vote. Women may not be so forgiving, particularly those who were already leaning toward Richards as the pro-choice candidate...
Miramax (named for the Weinsteins' parents, Miriam and Max) was born ten years ago when the brothers bought a decrepit movie house in Buffalo, renovated it and started showing films that drew a college crowd. With the profits, they began buying and distributing movies. Their first was The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, a rock music-comedy hybrid purchased in 1982 for $180,000 that earned $6 million...
...editing error, a quote in last Wednesday's feature on women in the sciences at Harvard was attributed incorrectly. The statement that women students in science are made to feel "nerdy" was made by Adams House tutor Debra Yu, not Miriam N. Vu '91, co-chair of Women in Science...