Sharice Davids (May 22, 1980 - )
Sharice Davids is an American attorney and politician from the state of Kansas. Davids is a member of the Ho-Chunk nation. Her maternal grandfather, Fredrick J. Davids, a 30-year Army veteran, was born into the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, in Oneida, Wisconsin. Sharice was raised by Fredrick's daughter, Crystal Herriage, a single mother who served in the U.S. Army.
Davids began fighting mixed martial arts as an amateur in 2006, and went professional in 2013. She had a 5–1 win–loss record as an amateur and a 1–1 record as a professional. She tried out for The Ultimate Fighter but did not make it onto the show, allowing her to shift her focus away from MMA.
Davids began her legal career in 2010. She later directed community and economic development for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and opened her own business, Hoka Coffee. In 2016, she worked as a White House Fellow in the Department of Transportation during the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations.
In the 2018 elections, Davids ran for the United States House of Representatives in Kansas's 3rd congressional district. She defeated Brent Welder, who had been endorsed by Bernie Sanders, by a margin of 37% to 34% in the August primary election.[8] Davids defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder in the November 6, 2018, general election. This made her the first openly gay Native American in Congress, the first openly LGBTQ member of the Kansas congressional delegation, the first openly gay person representing Kansas on the federal level. Along with Deb Haaland, she was also one of the first Native American women in Congress.
The Cocktail:
Whiskey Punch
1/4 cup honey syrup
4 cups lemonade
3 cups whiskey
4 cups club soda
(makes 12 drinks)
Drinkability: 5
Drunkabiltiy: 3
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: - basically a cold hot toddy
From "Knockout Punch" hosted by Irish Knockout
NYC chapter of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails
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Showing posts with label famous women. Show all posts
Thursday, January 3, 2019
October, 2018 - Ruther Bader Ginsberg - Prickly Pear Cocktail
Ruth Bader Ginsberg (March 15, 1933 - )
Ginsburg graduated from Cornell University in 1954, finishing first in her lass. She attended Harvard Law School for two years before transferring to Columbia Law School to join her husband, who had been hired by a prestigious law firm in New York City. She was elected to the law reviews of both schools and graduated tied for first in her class at Columbia in 1959.
After clerking for U.S. District Judge Edmund L. Palmieri (1959-61), she taught at Rutgers University Law School (63-72) and at Columbia (72-80), where she became the school's first female tenured professor. During the 1970s she also served as the director of the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, for which she argued six landmark cases on gender equality before the Supreme Court. She won five of those cases and thereby helped establish the unconstitutionality of unequal treatment of men and women.
She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton to fill the seat vacated by Justice Byron White; she was easily confirmed by the Senate (96-3).
The Cocktail:
Prickly Pear
1/2 pear
.5 Tbsp honey
1/4 lime, juiced
1.5 oz bourbon
3 oz chilled ginger ale
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments: We should all watch the movie (added later)
From "The Supremes (Women of the Supreme Court) hosted by MPF
Ginsburg graduated from Cornell University in 1954, finishing first in her lass. She attended Harvard Law School for two years before transferring to Columbia Law School to join her husband, who had been hired by a prestigious law firm in New York City. She was elected to the law reviews of both schools and graduated tied for first in her class at Columbia in 1959.
After clerking for U.S. District Judge Edmund L. Palmieri (1959-61), she taught at Rutgers University Law School (63-72) and at Columbia (72-80), where she became the school's first female tenured professor. During the 1970s she also served as the director of the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, for which she argued six landmark cases on gender equality before the Supreme Court. She won five of those cases and thereby helped establish the unconstitutionality of unequal treatment of men and women.
She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton to fill the seat vacated by Justice Byron White; she was easily confirmed by the Senate (96-3).
The Cocktail:
Prickly Pear
1/2 pear
.5 Tbsp honey
1/4 lime, juiced
1.5 oz bourbon
3 oz chilled ginger ale
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments: We should all watch the movie (added later)
From "The Supremes (Women of the Supreme Court) hosted by MPF
October 2018 - Sonia Sotomayor - Agave Ginger 'Rita
Sonia Sotomayor (June 25, 1954 - )
Sonia Sotomayor made history on August 6, 2009, when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Sotomayor became the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
Sotomayor, the daughter of Puerto Rican-born parents, grew up in New York City. Her father died when she was 9 years old. After earning a bachelor's degree at Princeton University in 1976, Sotomayor went to Yale Law School. There, she was an editor of the prestigious Yale Law Journal before earning a law degree in 1979.
From 1979-1984, Sotomayor was an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office. She then moved to the private sector, where she litigated international commercial matters at a prominent law firm. She rose to become a partner in the firm. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush appointed her to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. She served in that position until 1998. From 1998-2009, Sotomayor served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. she was appointed to that position by President Bill Clinton. In addition to her positions on the bench, Sotomayor also taught at Columbia Law School and New York University School of Law.
The Cocktail:
Agave Ginger 'Rita
1 oz tequila
1 oz lime juice
3/4 oz ginger simple syrup
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 2.5
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments: Best if you make your own ginger simple syrup
From "The Supremes" (Women of the Supreme Court) hosted by MPF
Sonia Sotomayor made history on August 6, 2009, when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Sotomayor became the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
Sotomayor, the daughter of Puerto Rican-born parents, grew up in New York City. Her father died when she was 9 years old. After earning a bachelor's degree at Princeton University in 1976, Sotomayor went to Yale Law School. There, she was an editor of the prestigious Yale Law Journal before earning a law degree in 1979.
From 1979-1984, Sotomayor was an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office. She then moved to the private sector, where she litigated international commercial matters at a prominent law firm. She rose to become a partner in the firm. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush appointed her to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. She served in that position until 1998. From 1998-2009, Sotomayor served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. she was appointed to that position by President Bill Clinton. In addition to her positions on the bench, Sotomayor also taught at Columbia Law School and New York University School of Law.
The Cocktail:
Agave Ginger 'Rita
1 oz tequila
1 oz lime juice
3/4 oz ginger simple syrup
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 2.5
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments: Best if you make your own ginger simple syrup
From "The Supremes" (Women of the Supreme Court) hosted by MPF
October 2018 - Sandra Day O'Connor - Villar Perosa
Sandra Day O'Connor (March 26, 1930 - )
Sandra Day grew up on a large family ranch near Duncan, Arizona. She received undergraduate (1950) and law (1952) degrees from Stanford University. Upon her graduation she married a classmate, John Jay O'Connor III. Unable to find employment in a law firm because she was a woman - despite her academic achievements, one firm offered her a job as a secretary - she became a deputy district attorney in San Mateo county, California. After a brief tenure, she and her husband, a member of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps, moved to Germany, where she served as a civil attorney for the army (1954-57).
Upon her return to the United States, O'Connor pursued private practice in Maryville, Arizona, becoming an assistant attorney general for the state (65-69). In 1969 she was elected as a Republican to the Arizona Senate (69-74), rising to the position. She later was elected a Superior Court judge in Maricopa county, a post she hed from 1975 - 1979, when she was appointed to the Arizona court of Appeals in Phoenix. In July 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated her to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court by the retirement of Justie Potter Stewart. Described by Reagan as a "person for all seasons," O'Connor was confirmed unanimously by the Senate and was sworn in as the first female justice on September 25, 1981.
In 2006 O'Connor retired from the Supreme Court and was replaced by Samuel Alito. She was the author of several books, and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Cocktail:
Villar Perosa
1 oz gin
.5 oz elderflower liquer
1 oz grapefruit juice
Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: FR abstains due to grapefruit - the others were not as enthusiastic
From "The Supremes" (Women of the Supreme Court) hosted by MPF
Sandra Day grew up on a large family ranch near Duncan, Arizona. She received undergraduate (1950) and law (1952) degrees from Stanford University. Upon her graduation she married a classmate, John Jay O'Connor III. Unable to find employment in a law firm because she was a woman - despite her academic achievements, one firm offered her a job as a secretary - she became a deputy district attorney in San Mateo county, California. After a brief tenure, she and her husband, a member of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps, moved to Germany, where she served as a civil attorney for the army (1954-57).
Upon her return to the United States, O'Connor pursued private practice in Maryville, Arizona, becoming an assistant attorney general for the state (65-69). In 1969 she was elected as a Republican to the Arizona Senate (69-74), rising to the position. She later was elected a Superior Court judge in Maricopa county, a post she hed from 1975 - 1979, when she was appointed to the Arizona court of Appeals in Phoenix. In July 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated her to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court by the retirement of Justie Potter Stewart. Described by Reagan as a "person for all seasons," O'Connor was confirmed unanimously by the Senate and was sworn in as the first female justice on September 25, 1981.
In 2006 O'Connor retired from the Supreme Court and was replaced by Samuel Alito. She was the author of several books, and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Cocktail:
Villar Perosa
1 oz gin
.5 oz elderflower liquer
1 oz grapefruit juice
Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: FR abstains due to grapefruit - the others were not as enthusiastic
From "The Supremes" (Women of the Supreme Court) hosted by MPF
October 2018 - Elana Kagan - Bourbon Cider
Elana Kagan - (April 20, 1960 - )
Kagan, the daughter of Robert Kagan, a lawyer, and Gloria Gittelman Kagan, an elementary school teacher, was raised in New York City. She received a B.A. in history from Princeton University in 1981 and then studied on a fellowship at the University of Oxford, where she received an M.Phil. in 1983. Afterward, she attended Harvard Law School, where she was awarded a J.D. in 1986
Kagan spent a few years in private practice in Washington, D.C., before becoming a law professor at the University of Chicago (where the future U.S. president Barack Obama was taught). Plucked out of academia by Pres. Bill Clinton, she served as associate White House counsel (1995-96) and then as deputy assistant (97-99) to Clinton on his Domestic Policy Counsel. In 1999 Clinton appointed Kagan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled no hearings on her nomination. Future chief justice of the United States John G. Roberts was subsequently nominated to the post after George W. Bush became president.
Thereafter, she returned to academia at Harvard Law School, where she taught administrative law, constitutional law, and civil procedure and in 2003 was appointed dean overseeing fund-raising, improving student life, and developing a reputation as a pragmatist able to reduce tension among Harvard's notoriously fractious law faculty. In 2009 she was appointed by Obama to serve as the U.S. solicitor general; she was confirmed (61-31) by the U.S. Senate on march 19, becoming the first woman to occupy the post.
On May 10, 2010, Kagan was nominated by Obama to replace retiring justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court. Because of her reputation for reaching out to conservatives - she had recruited several conservative professors at Harvard, hosted a dinner honouring conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, and received a standing ovation from the conservative Federalist Society - some liberals feared that she might not be a reliable vote for the court's liberal minority, though she was a passionate advocate of civil rights, including gay rights. Kagan was confirmed (63-37) by the Senate in August 2010.
The Cocktail:
Bourbon Cider
2 oz chilled apple cider
2 oz bourbon
2 oz chilled ginger beer
Drinkability:4
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: BM dissented due to not liking ginger beer
From "The Supremes" (Women of the Supreme Court) hosted by MPF
Kagan, the daughter of Robert Kagan, a lawyer, and Gloria Gittelman Kagan, an elementary school teacher, was raised in New York City. She received a B.A. in history from Princeton University in 1981 and then studied on a fellowship at the University of Oxford, where she received an M.Phil. in 1983. Afterward, she attended Harvard Law School, where she was awarded a J.D. in 1986
Kagan spent a few years in private practice in Washington, D.C., before becoming a law professor at the University of Chicago (where the future U.S. president Barack Obama was taught). Plucked out of academia by Pres. Bill Clinton, she served as associate White House counsel (1995-96) and then as deputy assistant (97-99) to Clinton on his Domestic Policy Counsel. In 1999 Clinton appointed Kagan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled no hearings on her nomination. Future chief justice of the United States John G. Roberts was subsequently nominated to the post after George W. Bush became president.
Thereafter, she returned to academia at Harvard Law School, where she taught administrative law, constitutional law, and civil procedure and in 2003 was appointed dean overseeing fund-raising, improving student life, and developing a reputation as a pragmatist able to reduce tension among Harvard's notoriously fractious law faculty. In 2009 she was appointed by Obama to serve as the U.S. solicitor general; she was confirmed (61-31) by the U.S. Senate on march 19, becoming the first woman to occupy the post.
On May 10, 2010, Kagan was nominated by Obama to replace retiring justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court. Because of her reputation for reaching out to conservatives - she had recruited several conservative professors at Harvard, hosted a dinner honouring conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, and received a standing ovation from the conservative Federalist Society - some liberals feared that she might not be a reliable vote for the court's liberal minority, though she was a passionate advocate of civil rights, including gay rights. Kagan was confirmed (63-37) by the Senate in August 2010.
The Cocktail:
Bourbon Cider
2 oz chilled apple cider
2 oz bourbon
2 oz chilled ginger beer
Drinkability:4
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: BM dissented due to not liking ginger beer
From "The Supremes" (Women of the Supreme Court) hosted by MPF
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
June, 2018 - Robyn Smith - The Belmont Jewel
Robyn Smith was born Melody Dawn Miller. Her biological father deserted her
and her 17 year old mother at her birth. Melody's mother was declared mentally
unstable and Melody was placed in a foster home. She was adopted and renamed
Caroline Smith. Later, after a grueling court battle, she was returned to her birth
mother. When her mother's mental illness reappeared, she was placed back in the
care of her adoptive family. She became a jockey in 1969, winning the Paumonok
Handicap at Aqueduct in 1973 riding North Sea. She became the first woman to
win a major race in the USA. Despite the difficulty she had getting respect, an
agent and mounts, by '72 she was the top American-born jockey--of either
gender—at Aqueduct Racetrack, where her winning percentage that year was
second only to Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero's. On Jan. 1, 1973, at Santa
Anita, Smith was preparing for her first mount of the year when a friend
introduced her to Fred Astaire, 46 years her senior. Astaire asked whether he
should put money on her horse, Exciting Devorcee, and Smith assured him it was
a bad idea. He paid no heed, and when the horse beat Willie Shoemaker's mount
by a nose, Smith had won her first race at Santa Anita, Astaire had won his wager
on a long shot, and the seeds of a great romance had been planted. "I used to kid
him and say, 'Oh, you fell in love with me when I won that race,'" says Robyn. In
'80 she became Robyn Smith Astaire, and within four months she had left the
horse racing circuit to spend more time with her new husband and because Fred
was concerned for her safety. She remained married to Astaire until his death in
1987. Although she has tenaciously, and at times controversially, tried to control
the use of her husband's image--her efforts helped lead to the passage of a
California law limiting the use of deceased celebrities' likenesses--she still needed
to satisfy her own competitive urges. "I didn't know what I was going to do with
the rest of my life because I'd always been active," says Robyn. "I'm not one to sit
home and eat potato chips and watch soap operas." After getting career
counseling, she decided to become a helicopter pilot, and flying became her new
passion. She started in choppers, worked her way up to jets and now works as a
corporate pilot.
The Drink
The Belmont Jewel - official cocktail of the Belmont Stakes since 2011
1.5 oz bourbon
2 oz lemonade
1 oz pomegranate juice
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Accessbility: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: We understand why they changed it. This is much easier to batch for a large crowd. The crowds at Belmont are supposed to be terrible.
From "Women Jockeys" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
The Drink
The Belmont Jewel - official cocktail of the Belmont Stakes since 2011
1.5 oz bourbon
2 oz lemonade
1 oz pomegranate juice
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Accessbility: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: We understand why they changed it. This is much easier to batch for a large crowd. The crowds at Belmont are supposed to be terrible.
From "Women Jockeys" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
June, 2018 - Patty Cooksey - Black-Eyed Susan
Patricia Cooksey (born February 25, 1958 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American horse racing jockey. She
won her first race with Turf Advisor at Waterford Park (now Mountaineer Park) in 1979. A four-time
Turfway Park leading rider, Cooksey has won 2,137 wins since beginning her career in 1979, and she was
the all-time leading female jockey by number of victories before Julie Krone overtook her. In 1985 she
became the first female jockey to ride in the Preakness Stakes, finishing 6th aboard Tajawa. In 2004, she
became the first ever female jockey to be voted the NYRA's Mike Venezia Memorial Award, an honor
given annually to a jockey who exemplifies extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship. Cooksey now
resides in Georgetown, Kentucky. She is retired from racing and currently works for the Kentucky Racing
Commission. In 2006, she was a horse-back riding reporter for ESPN's coverage of the 2006 Breeders'
Cup.
The Drink
Black-Eyed Susan (official cocktail of the Preakness Stakes since 1973)
1 oz bourbon
1 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
2 oz orange juice
2 oz sour mix
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Accessibility: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: "peachy!"
From "Women Jockeys" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
The Drink
Black-Eyed Susan (official cocktail of the Preakness Stakes since 1973)
1 oz bourbon
1 oz vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
2 oz orange juice
2 oz sour mix
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Accessibility: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: "peachy!"
From "Women Jockeys" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
June, 2018 - Diane Crump - Mint Julep
Diane Crump was born in 1948 in Milford, Connecticut. Her family moved to Oldsmar, Florida, and she began taking riding
lessons when she was 13. On February 7, 1969, Crump became the first woman to compete as a professional jockey in the
United States. She rode a horse named Bridle 'n Bit at Hialeah Park Race Track. There was so much hostility to a woman
riding in a horse race that she needed a police escort to get to the track. Crump ultimately finished 9th in the 12-horse
race and returned to cheers of support. Two weeks later, Crump rode her first winning race. She said, “The crowd was just
swarming all over me. They were crazy, up in arms. . .The hecklers were yelling: 'Go back to the kitchen and cook dinner.'
That was the mentality at the time. They thought I was going to be the downfall of the whole sport, which is such a
medieval thought. I was like: 'Come on people, this is the 1960s!‘” The previous year, two women had been forced out of
horse races they had entered after male jockeys threw rocks at the trailers used as locker rooms by the women and
threatened a boycott. The situation changed at Hialeah because the track officials threatened sanctions against the male
jockeys. In 1970, she became the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby. Crump won the first race on the
underdcard that day, and then on a horse name Fathom, came in 15th in a 17-horse field in the Derby. By the time she
ended her racing career in 1985, she had ridden to 235 wins. In a race in Puerto Rico in the early 1970s, she realized the
male jockey behind her was holding onto her saddle, basically getting a free ride during the race. She began to hit him
with her stick but he eventually pulled away from her and won the race. Crump retired for a time in 1985 and beginning in
1991 worked as a trainer for a small stable of horses at the Middleburg Training Center in Virginia. She resumed race
riding in 1992 and rode races through 1998. She now runs an equine sales business.
The Drink:
Mint Julep (official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby since 1938)
2oz bourbon
1oz simple syrup
Mint
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: Cheers to Dinae Crump! First woman to compete as a professional jockey in the U.S.
From "Female Jockeys" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
The Drink:
Mint Julep (official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby since 1938)
2oz bourbon
1oz simple syrup
Mint
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: Cheers to Dinae Crump! First woman to compete as a professional jockey in the U.S.
From "Female Jockeys" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
March, 2017 - Moms Mabley - Kir Royale 38
Loretta Mary Aiken (Jackie "Moms" Mabley) - March 19, 1894 - May 23, 1975)
A comedy pioneer credited with being the first female standup comedian. She was born in Brevard, North Carolina and was one of a family of 16 children. Her father owned and operated several successful businesses, while her mother kept house and took in boarders. While working as a volunteer fireman in 1909, her father died when a fire engine exploded. In 1910, after her mother took over their primary business, a general store, her mother was killed after being run over by a truck while returning home from church. By age 14, Loretta had been rapced twice (at age 11, by an elderly black man, and at age 13, by a white sheriff) and had two children who she was forced to give up for adoption. At the encouragement of her grandmother, Loretta ran away to Cleveland, Ohio, joining a traveling vaudeville-style minstrel show called Butterbeans and Susie, where she sang and entertained. She developed an onstage persona as an old woman with a frumpy housedress, funny hat, and toothless gums, years before she was old. It was an homage to her grandmother. In character, she was able to be edgy with her routine covering racism and sexual innuendo through double entendres without offending. Her "bit" was to pretend to be a dirty old lady, lusting after younger men. She came out as a lesbian at the age of twenty-seven, becoming one of the first openly gay comedians. During the 1920s and 1930s she appeared in androgynous clothing (as she did in the film version of The Emperor Jones with Paul Robeson) and recorded several of her early "lesbian stand-up" routines. It wasn't until the 1960s that Mabley was "discovered" by white audiences, even though she had been performing for several decades at that point. Loretta Aiken took her stage name, Jackie Mabley, from an early boyfriend, commenting to Ebony in a 1970s interview that he had taken so much from her, it was the least she could do to take his name. Later she became known as "Moms" because she was indeed a "Mom" to many other comedians on the circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the subject of Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley, an HBO documentary film in 2013.
The Drink
Kir Royale 38
1 tsp cognac
1 tsp grand marnier
6-8oz champagne
1/2 orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: Ratings are a little fuzzy - girls have gotten pretty hilarious themselves.
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster
A comedy pioneer credited with being the first female standup comedian. She was born in Brevard, North Carolina and was one of a family of 16 children. Her father owned and operated several successful businesses, while her mother kept house and took in boarders. While working as a volunteer fireman in 1909, her father died when a fire engine exploded. In 1910, after her mother took over their primary business, a general store, her mother was killed after being run over by a truck while returning home from church. By age 14, Loretta had been rapced twice (at age 11, by an elderly black man, and at age 13, by a white sheriff) and had two children who she was forced to give up for adoption. At the encouragement of her grandmother, Loretta ran away to Cleveland, Ohio, joining a traveling vaudeville-style minstrel show called Butterbeans and Susie, where she sang and entertained. She developed an onstage persona as an old woman with a frumpy housedress, funny hat, and toothless gums, years before she was old. It was an homage to her grandmother. In character, she was able to be edgy with her routine covering racism and sexual innuendo through double entendres without offending. Her "bit" was to pretend to be a dirty old lady, lusting after younger men. She came out as a lesbian at the age of twenty-seven, becoming one of the first openly gay comedians. During the 1920s and 1930s she appeared in androgynous clothing (as she did in the film version of The Emperor Jones with Paul Robeson) and recorded several of her early "lesbian stand-up" routines. It wasn't until the 1960s that Mabley was "discovered" by white audiences, even though she had been performing for several decades at that point. Loretta Aiken took her stage name, Jackie Mabley, from an early boyfriend, commenting to Ebony in a 1970s interview that he had taken so much from her, it was the least she could do to take his name. Later she became known as "Moms" because she was indeed a "Mom" to many other comedians on the circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the subject of Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley, an HBO documentary film in 2013.
The Drink
Kir Royale 38
1 tsp cognac
1 tsp grand marnier
6-8oz champagne
1/2 orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: Ratings are a little fuzzy - girls have gotten pretty hilarious themselves.
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster
March, 2017 - Fanny Brice - Whisky Sour
Fania Borache (October 29, 1891 - May 29, 1951)
Known professionally as Fanny Brice, Fania was born in New York City, the third child of a Hungarian Jewish woman and Alsatian immigrant. The Boraches were saloon owners. In 1908, Brice dropped out of school to work in a burlesque revue. Two years later she began her association with Florenz Ziegfeld, headlining his Ziegfeld Follies. Her hit songs included "My Man" and "Second Hand Rose." Her films include My Man (1928), Be Yourself! (1930) and Everybody Sing (1938) with Judy Garland. From the 1930s until her death in 1951, Fanny made a radio presence as a bratty toddler named Snooks, a role she premiered in a Follies skit co-written by playwright Moss Hart. Brice did not like to rehearse the roll ("I can't do a show until it's on the air, kid.") Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation. Brice married a barber, Frank White, whom she met in 1910 when she was touring. The marriage lasted three years until she brought suit for divorce. Her second husband was professional gambler Julius W. "Nicky" Arnstein. Prior to their marriage, Arnstein served fourteen months in Sing Sing for wiretapping. Brice visited him in prison every week. In 1918 they were married after living together for six years. In 1924, Arnstein was charged in a Wall Street bond theft. Brice insisted on his innocence and funded his legal defense at great expense. Arnstein was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, where he served three years. Reluctantly, Brice divorced him on September 17, 1927, soon after his release, and Arnstein disappeared from Brice's life and that of their two children. Brice married songwriter and stage producer Billy Rose in 1929 and appeared in his revue Crazy Quilt, among others. Brice sued Rose for divorce in 1938.
The Drink
Whisky Sour
2 oz bourbon whisky
2 tsp sugar (or honey for one lady)
1 tbsp lemon juice
maraschino cherry and orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
Known professionally as Fanny Brice, Fania was born in New York City, the third child of a Hungarian Jewish woman and Alsatian immigrant. The Boraches were saloon owners. In 1908, Brice dropped out of school to work in a burlesque revue. Two years later she began her association with Florenz Ziegfeld, headlining his Ziegfeld Follies. Her hit songs included "My Man" and "Second Hand Rose." Her films include My Man (1928), Be Yourself! (1930) and Everybody Sing (1938) with Judy Garland. From the 1930s until her death in 1951, Fanny made a radio presence as a bratty toddler named Snooks, a role she premiered in a Follies skit co-written by playwright Moss Hart. Brice did not like to rehearse the roll ("I can't do a show until it's on the air, kid.") Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation. Brice married a barber, Frank White, whom she met in 1910 when she was touring. The marriage lasted three years until she brought suit for divorce. Her second husband was professional gambler Julius W. "Nicky" Arnstein. Prior to their marriage, Arnstein served fourteen months in Sing Sing for wiretapping. Brice visited him in prison every week. In 1918 they were married after living together for six years. In 1924, Arnstein was charged in a Wall Street bond theft. Brice insisted on his innocence and funded his legal defense at great expense. Arnstein was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, where he served three years. Reluctantly, Brice divorced him on September 17, 1927, soon after his release, and Arnstein disappeared from Brice's life and that of their two children. Brice married songwriter and stage producer Billy Rose in 1929 and appeared in his revue Crazy Quilt, among others. Brice sued Rose for divorce in 1938.
The Drink
Whisky Sour
2 oz bourbon whisky
2 tsp sugar (or honey for one lady)
1 tbsp lemon juice
maraschino cherry and orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
March, 2017 - Carol Burnett - Watermelon Champagne
Carol Burnett (April 26, 1933 - )
An American actress, comedienne, singer and writer, whose career spans six decades of television. She is best known for her long-running TV variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. She has achieved success on stage, television, and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedy roles. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Burnett moved with her grandmother to Hollywood, where she attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. Later she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She soon made her television debut, regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962. In 1963, she was the star of the Dallas State Fair Musicals presentation of "Calamity Jane." Burnett moved to Los Angeles, California, and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
The Drink
Watermelon Champagne
3 cubs cubed, seeded watermelon
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 bottle champagne
(makes 8)
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments:
From "Women of Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
An American actress, comedienne, singer and writer, whose career spans six decades of television. She is best known for her long-running TV variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. She has achieved success on stage, television, and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedy roles. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Burnett moved with her grandmother to Hollywood, where she attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. Later she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She soon made her television debut, regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962. In 1963, she was the star of the Dallas State Fair Musicals presentation of "Calamity Jane." Burnett moved to Los Angeles, California, and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
The Drink
Watermelon Champagne
3 cubs cubed, seeded watermelon
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 bottle champagne
(makes 8)
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments:
From "Women of Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
March, 2017 - Gracie Allen - The Old Cuban
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allen (July 26, 1895 - August 27, 1964) was born in San Francisco to Irish Catholics. She began performing Irish folk dances with her three sisters, who were billed as "The Four Colleens". In 1909, Allen joined her sister, Bessie, as a vaudeville performer. At a performance in 1922, Allen met George Burns and the two formed a comedy act. They were married on January 7, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio. They toured the country, eventually headlining in major vaudeville houses. Many of their famous routines were preserved in one-and two-reel short films, including Lambchops (1929). In the early 1930s, they started a radio show. Burns and Allen frequently used running gags as publicity stunts. During 1932-33, they pulled off one of the most successful in the business: a year-long search for Allen's supposedly missing brother. They would make unannounced cameo appearances on other shows, asking if anyone had seen Allen's brother. Gracie Allen's real-life brother was apparently the only person who did not find the gag funny, and he eventually asked them to stop. In 1940, the team launched a similar stunt when Allen announced she was running for President of the United States on the Surprise Party ticket. Burns and Allen did a cross-country whistlestop campaign tour on a private train, performing their live radio show in different cities. In one of her campaign speeches, Gracie said, "Everybody knows a woman is better than a man when it comes to introducing bills into the house." The Surprise Party mascot was the kangaroo; the motto was "It's in the bag." As a child, Allen had been scalded badly on one arm, and she was extremely sensitive about the scarring. Throughout her life, she wore either full or three-quarter length sleeves to hide the scars.
The Drink:
The Old Cuban
6 mint leaves, plus tip for garlish
3/4 oz lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz amber rum
2 oz champagne
1-2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 lime slice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments:
From "Ladies of Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
The Drink:
The Old Cuban
6 mint leaves, plus tip for garlish
3/4 oz lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz amber rum
2 oz champagne
1-2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 lime slice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments:
From "Ladies of Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
March, 2016 - Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy - Cosmopolitan
Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy - September 2, 1875 - December 30, 1963)
was teh daughter of former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston. She held the office of Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary and she was invested as a Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.). While living in Canada, Stanley helped to popularize ice hockey and is one of the first known women to play the game. Stanley shared her father's love of the game of ice hockey and was instrumental in convincing her father to create the Stanley Cup. After the opening of the Rideau Skating Rink, Stanley is mentioned in one of the first games of women's hockey, played at Rideau rink in 1899. Lady Isobel's role as a pioneer of women's ice hockey in Canada is acknowledged with the Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award. The award is given to any active player (at any level) whose values, leadership and personal traits are representative of all female athletes. The (American) National Women's Hockey League's championship trophy is called the Isobel Cup in honor o f her contributions to women's hockey and hockey in general.
The Drink:
Cosmopolitan:
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz cointreau
1/2 oz cranberry juice
1/4 oz lime juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: FR admits to accidentally going a little heavy on the cranberry juice, but those of us who like cranberry juice like it better that way.
From FR's "Women of Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
was teh daughter of former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston. She held the office of Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Mary and she was invested as a Dame Commander, Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.). While living in Canada, Stanley helped to popularize ice hockey and is one of the first known women to play the game. Stanley shared her father's love of the game of ice hockey and was instrumental in convincing her father to create the Stanley Cup. After the opening of the Rideau Skating Rink, Stanley is mentioned in one of the first games of women's hockey, played at Rideau rink in 1899. Lady Isobel's role as a pioneer of women's ice hockey in Canada is acknowledged with the Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award. The award is given to any active player (at any level) whose values, leadership and personal traits are representative of all female athletes. The (American) National Women's Hockey League's championship trophy is called the Isobel Cup in honor o f her contributions to women's hockey and hockey in general.
The Drink:
Cosmopolitan:
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz cointreau
1/2 oz cranberry juice
1/4 oz lime juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 3.5
Comments: FR admits to accidentally going a little heavy on the cranberry juice, but those of us who like cranberry juice like it better that way.
From FR's "Women of Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
March, 2016 - Kim Perrot - Jack Rose
Kim Perrot - January 18, 1967 - August 19, 1999
was an American basketball player. She played in the WNBA for thee Houston Comets. Perrot attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), and played four years there as a guard. In one game against the University of Southeastern Louisiana, she scored 58 points, the third most in NCAA history. After playing six seasons in Europe, Perrot became the regular point guard for the Houston Comets, helping them to win WNBA championships in 1997 and 1998. At 5'5", she was noted for her ferocious play and was a crowd favorite. She averaged 7.2 points, 3.3 steals, and 2.9 rebounds per game during her two seasons as a member of the Comets. In February 1999, she was diagnosed with lung cancer which had already metastasized to her brain. Perrot underwent surgery and radiation treatments to eradicate the tumors in her head, but declined chemotherapy recommended by her doctors. Perrot went to Mexico to seek alternative methods to battle cancer. Many attribute her death to that move - but metastasized lung cancer gave her no chance of survival with conventional medicine. After her death, the Comets went on to win a third straight WNBA title. She was posthumously awarded a third championship ring and her #10 jersey was retired, thus making her the first player in league history to have her number retired. In 2000, the WNBA renamed their sportsmanship award in her honor. While ill with cancer, Perrot had made many public appearances, and given motivational speeches, mostly at schools.
The Drink:
Jack Rose:
2 oz Laird's Applejack
3/4 oz grenadine
3/4 oz lemon juice
1 dash Pechaud's bitters
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 2.5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: Taxic Diversity - diverse, but not blended well . Also, bitters are hard to find in Inwood.
From FR's "Women in Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
was an American basketball player. She played in the WNBA for thee Houston Comets. Perrot attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), and played four years there as a guard. In one game against the University of Southeastern Louisiana, she scored 58 points, the third most in NCAA history. After playing six seasons in Europe, Perrot became the regular point guard for the Houston Comets, helping them to win WNBA championships in 1997 and 1998. At 5'5", she was noted for her ferocious play and was a crowd favorite. She averaged 7.2 points, 3.3 steals, and 2.9 rebounds per game during her two seasons as a member of the Comets. In February 1999, she was diagnosed with lung cancer which had already metastasized to her brain. Perrot underwent surgery and radiation treatments to eradicate the tumors in her head, but declined chemotherapy recommended by her doctors. Perrot went to Mexico to seek alternative methods to battle cancer. Many attribute her death to that move - but metastasized lung cancer gave her no chance of survival with conventional medicine. After her death, the Comets went on to win a third straight WNBA title. She was posthumously awarded a third championship ring and her #10 jersey was retired, thus making her the first player in league history to have her number retired. In 2000, the WNBA renamed their sportsmanship award in her honor. While ill with cancer, Perrot had made many public appearances, and given motivational speeches, mostly at schools.
The Drink:
Jack Rose:
2 oz Laird's Applejack
3/4 oz grenadine
3/4 oz lemon juice
1 dash Pechaud's bitters
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 2.5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: Taxic Diversity - diverse, but not blended well . Also, bitters are hard to find in Inwood.
From FR's "Women in Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
March, 2016 - Sage Cowles - Income Tax
Sage Cowles
Former LPGA Tour Member Janie Blaylock, softball legend Joan Joyce and tennis icon Billie Jean King, founded the International Women's Professional Softball Association in 1976. The fledgling association survived four seasons before lack of funds, high travel costs and inadequate facilities ultimately led to its demise. In 1982, the NCAA began to sanction the Women's College World Series, a move that led to increased participation and exposure for the sport. Along with her collegiate head coach John Horan, former Utah State University player Sage Cowles, owner of the Cowles Media Company, who agreed to provide financial backing for the endeavor. Eight years of successful research and planning finally culminated in May 1997, with the Cowles family and title sponsor AT&T Wireless Services launching Women's Pro Fastpitch. ESPN2 televised over 30 games from 1999 to 2001. The broadcasts consistently out-rated those of Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League. On Nov 21, 2002, WPSL announced a rebranding strategy and officially name changed to National Pro Fastpitch. The 2004 season was distinguished by 178 league-wide games, 96 of the best female softball players in the country, the continued support of Major League Baseball, NPF playoffs, and the inaugural NPF Championship with the NY/NJ Juggernaut capturing the Championship Cowles Cup with a victory over the New England Riptide, fourth place finisher in the regular season.
Sage Cowles passed away in 2013 at the age of 88. In her life she was "mother, wife, grandmother, friend. Philanthropist, fundraiser, benefactor. Networker, cajoler. Feminist, political activist, educator. Softball and fitness enthusiast. Artist: choreographer, performer, dancer", according to a profile written for the Walker Arts Center in Minnesota. In addition to the Cowles Cup in softball, Sage helped make the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts a reality, giving Minnesota its long-awaited flagship for dance; and helped establish the Sage Cowles Land Grant Chair in Dance at the University of Minnesota, which brings in visiting artists. In 2005, the Sage Awards for Dance were created to honor her profound contributions. Outside of the arts, Sage served on the board of Planned Parenthood. She and her husband were fellows at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs , where she taught the other fellows to engage with their bodies during movement workshops and wrote a paper calling for a more holistic educational model as the body isn't "a second-class citizen, separate from the mind."
The Drink:
Income Tax
1 1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz dry vermouth
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz orange juice
2 dashes Angostura
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity:4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 1
Comments: it was very diverse, but not a good tasting blend of flavors.
From FR's "Women in Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
Former LPGA Tour Member Janie Blaylock, softball legend Joan Joyce and tennis icon Billie Jean King, founded the International Women's Professional Softball Association in 1976. The fledgling association survived four seasons before lack of funds, high travel costs and inadequate facilities ultimately led to its demise. In 1982, the NCAA began to sanction the Women's College World Series, a move that led to increased participation and exposure for the sport. Along with her collegiate head coach John Horan, former Utah State University player Sage Cowles, owner of the Cowles Media Company, who agreed to provide financial backing for the endeavor. Eight years of successful research and planning finally culminated in May 1997, with the Cowles family and title sponsor AT&T Wireless Services launching Women's Pro Fastpitch. ESPN2 televised over 30 games from 1999 to 2001. The broadcasts consistently out-rated those of Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League. On Nov 21, 2002, WPSL announced a rebranding strategy and officially name changed to National Pro Fastpitch. The 2004 season was distinguished by 178 league-wide games, 96 of the best female softball players in the country, the continued support of Major League Baseball, NPF playoffs, and the inaugural NPF Championship with the NY/NJ Juggernaut capturing the Championship Cowles Cup with a victory over the New England Riptide, fourth place finisher in the regular season.
Sage Cowles passed away in 2013 at the age of 88. In her life she was "mother, wife, grandmother, friend. Philanthropist, fundraiser, benefactor. Networker, cajoler. Feminist, political activist, educator. Softball and fitness enthusiast. Artist: choreographer, performer, dancer", according to a profile written for the Walker Arts Center in Minnesota. In addition to the Cowles Cup in softball, Sage helped make the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts a reality, giving Minnesota its long-awaited flagship for dance; and helped establish the Sage Cowles Land Grant Chair in Dance at the University of Minnesota, which brings in visiting artists. In 2005, the Sage Awards for Dance were created to honor her profound contributions. Outside of the arts, Sage served on the board of Planned Parenthood. She and her husband were fellows at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs , where she taught the other fellows to engage with their bodies during movement workshops and wrote a paper calling for a more holistic educational model as the body isn't "a second-class citizen, separate from the mind."
The Drink:
Income Tax
1 1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz dry vermouth
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz orange juice
2 dashes Angostura
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity:4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 1
Comments: it was very diverse, but not a good tasting blend of flavors.
From FR's "Women in Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
November, 2015 - Lady Stahope - Mexico Martini
Lady Stanhope
Charming and witty, Lady Stanhope was an admired socialite in English high society. But after a string of messy romances, she left England forever at the age of 33, and went on to become the first Biblical archaeologist. She journeyed to Greece, Turkey, France, and Germany.
En route to Egypt, Stanhope discarded her feminine and European attire for menswear of most common in Tunisia, a look that would prove her signature the rest of her days. She traversed through Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. Later, she'd tell tales of how she so impressed the Bedouin tribes that they named her Queen of the Desert, successor to Zenobia. But her greatest success came in 1815, when she convinced Ottoman authorities to allow her to excavate the ruins of Ashkelon. Stanhope went looking for gold, but instead found a seven-foot headless marble statue. Her reputation as an archaeologist takes a hit here, as she ordered the artifact smashed to bits.
The Drink
Mexico Martini
1 1/2 oz tequila
1 spt extra dry vermouth
2-3 drops vanilla extract
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: "Very strange - vanilla, water, vermouth, frosting - it smells sweet but isn't"
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
Charming and witty, Lady Stanhope was an admired socialite in English high society. But after a string of messy romances, she left England forever at the age of 33, and went on to become the first Biblical archaeologist. She journeyed to Greece, Turkey, France, and Germany.
En route to Egypt, Stanhope discarded her feminine and European attire for menswear of most common in Tunisia, a look that would prove her signature the rest of her days. She traversed through Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. Later, she'd tell tales of how she so impressed the Bedouin tribes that they named her Queen of the Desert, successor to Zenobia. But her greatest success came in 1815, when she convinced Ottoman authorities to allow her to excavate the ruins of Ashkelon. Stanhope went looking for gold, but instead found a seven-foot headless marble statue. Her reputation as an archaeologist takes a hit here, as she ordered the artifact smashed to bits.
The Drink
Mexico Martini
1 1/2 oz tequila
1 spt extra dry vermouth
2-3 drops vanilla extract
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: "Very strange - vanilla, water, vermouth, frosting - it smells sweet but isn't"
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
November, 2015 - Nelly Bly - Aviation
Nelly Bly
American journalist Nellie Bly (a.ka. Elizabeth Jane Cochrane) is best known for her world-changing expose' for which she went undercover to reveal the abuse going on at Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. But on November 14, 1889, Bly took on a new challenge for Joseph Pulitzer's paper, the New York World.
Inspired by Jules Verne's novel Around the World in 80 Days, Bly set out to beat the fictional globetrotting record. Traveling in ships, trains, and rickshaws, on horseback and on mules, Bly made her way from England to France, Singapore to Japan, and California back to the East Coast. And she did all this in 72 days. Well, 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds to be precise. Naturally, Bly's bold endeavor made for a series of thrilling new stories, as well as a memoir - Around the World in Seventy-Two Days.
The Drink
Aviation
4.5 cl gin
1.5 cl lemon juice
1.5 cl maraschino liquer
1/4 oz creme de violette
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: **
Comments: ** we have had this at a few parties before, and it's a favorite of BallBuster and Alabazam
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
American journalist Nellie Bly (a.ka. Elizabeth Jane Cochrane) is best known for her world-changing expose' for which she went undercover to reveal the abuse going on at Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. But on November 14, 1889, Bly took on a new challenge for Joseph Pulitzer's paper, the New York World.
Inspired by Jules Verne's novel Around the World in 80 Days, Bly set out to beat the fictional globetrotting record. Traveling in ships, trains, and rickshaws, on horseback and on mules, Bly made her way from England to France, Singapore to Japan, and California back to the East Coast. And she did all this in 72 days. Well, 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds to be precise. Naturally, Bly's bold endeavor made for a series of thrilling new stories, as well as a memoir - Around the World in Seventy-Two Days.
The Drink
Aviation
4.5 cl gin
1.5 cl lemon juice
1.5 cl maraschino liquer
1/4 oz creme de violette
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: **
Comments: ** we have had this at a few parties before, and it's a favorite of BallBuster and Alabazam
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
November, 2015 - Aimee Crocker - Blue Lagoon
Aimee Crocker
An American railroad heiress born in 1864, Aimee Crocker was infamous for her lavish parties and long list of lovers and husbands. She was a frequent subject of society gossip and a proud friend of Oscar Wilde. But when the public attention became too much, Crocker took off on a tour of the Far East.
On route, she detoured to Hawaii, where she met King Kalakaua, who -- according to her memoir And I'd Do It Again -- was so enchanted with her that he gave her an island and the title Princess Palaikalani (which is said to translate to "Bliss of Heaven"). Crocker's book offers a slew of other outrageous encounters, including run-ins with headhunters in Borneo, a would-be murderer in Shanghai, and a sultry boa constrictor in India. After ten years abroad, Crocker returned with wild tales, tattoos, a devotion ot Buddhism, and a whole new allure for the high society of America.
The Drink
Blue Lagoon
50ml vodka
20ml blue curacao
100ml lemonade
1 orange slice
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: Alabazam was throwing off the curve in rating.
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
An American railroad heiress born in 1864, Aimee Crocker was infamous for her lavish parties and long list of lovers and husbands. She was a frequent subject of society gossip and a proud friend of Oscar Wilde. But when the public attention became too much, Crocker took off on a tour of the Far East.
On route, she detoured to Hawaii, where she met King Kalakaua, who -- according to her memoir And I'd Do It Again -- was so enchanted with her that he gave her an island and the title Princess Palaikalani (which is said to translate to "Bliss of Heaven"). Crocker's book offers a slew of other outrageous encounters, including run-ins with headhunters in Borneo, a would-be murderer in Shanghai, and a sultry boa constrictor in India. After ten years abroad, Crocker returned with wild tales, tattoos, a devotion ot Buddhism, and a whole new allure for the high society of America.
The Drink
Blue Lagoon
50ml vodka
20ml blue curacao
100ml lemonade
1 orange slice
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: Alabazam was throwing off the curve in rating.
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
November, 2015 - Gertrude Bell - Sex on the Beach
Gertrude Bell
A contemporary and colleague of T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a Lawrence of Arabia), Gertrude Bell was a writer and archaeologist who traveled all around the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Her books gave the people of Great Britain a clear concept of the empire's outer territories and are still studied today.
An Oxford graduate who was fluent in Persian and Arabic, she met Lawrence while working in the Arab Bureau in Cairo during World War I. She's best known for her contribution to the Conference in Cairo in 1921, where the beginnings of Iraq as a nation were forged. She'd later pioneer the school of thought that relics and antiquities should be preserved in their home national. The National Museum of Iraq was born from her efforts.
The Drink:
Sex on the Beach
4 cl vodka
4 cl Peach schnapps
4 cl orange juice
4 cl cranberry juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: BallBuster was enthusiastic about this one
From "Women Who Traveled" hosted by Bandit Queen
A contemporary and colleague of T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a Lawrence of Arabia), Gertrude Bell was a writer and archaeologist who traveled all around the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Her books gave the people of Great Britain a clear concept of the empire's outer territories and are still studied today.
An Oxford graduate who was fluent in Persian and Arabic, she met Lawrence while working in the Arab Bureau in Cairo during World War I. She's best known for her contribution to the Conference in Cairo in 1921, where the beginnings of Iraq as a nation were forged. She'd later pioneer the school of thought that relics and antiquities should be preserved in their home national. The National Museum of Iraq was born from her efforts.
The Drink:
Sex on the Beach
4 cl vodka
4 cl Peach schnapps
4 cl orange juice
4 cl cranberry juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3.5
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: BallBuster was enthusiastic about this one
From "Women Who Traveled" hosted by Bandit Queen
Sunday, October 11, 2015
September, 2015 - Ella Baker - Capri
Ella Baker (1903 - 1986)
Baker was born in Norfolk Virginia and grew up in North Carolina. She studied at Shaw University in Raleigh, and graduated as valedictorian. She moved to NYC to join social activist organizations. In 1930, she joined the Young Negroes Cooperative League, whose purpose was to develop black economic power through collective planning. She began to work with the NAACP in 1940 as a field secretary and then served as a director of branches from 1943-6. In 1957, she moved to Atlanta to help organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 1960, she left to assist the new student activists from North Carolina A&T University who refused to leave a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. Under her mentorship, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was born. SNCC joined with the Congress of Racial Equality to organize the 1961 Freedom Rides. She was highly respected civil rights leader who mostly worked "behind the scenes" advising, supporting, and mentoring greats like WEB Dubois, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks. Baker's reputation as a leader and movement builder earned her the nickname "Fundi," Swahili for a person who teaches craft to the next generation.
The Drink:
Capri Cocktail:
1.5 oz gin
.5 oz limoncello
.25 oz peach schnapps
1 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz mango juice
dash of orgeat syrup
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments:
From "Women of the Civil Rights Movement" hosted by BallBuster
Baker was born in Norfolk Virginia and grew up in North Carolina. She studied at Shaw University in Raleigh, and graduated as valedictorian. She moved to NYC to join social activist organizations. In 1930, she joined the Young Negroes Cooperative League, whose purpose was to develop black economic power through collective planning. She began to work with the NAACP in 1940 as a field secretary and then served as a director of branches from 1943-6. In 1957, she moved to Atlanta to help organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 1960, she left to assist the new student activists from North Carolina A&T University who refused to leave a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. Under her mentorship, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was born. SNCC joined with the Congress of Racial Equality to organize the 1961 Freedom Rides. She was highly respected civil rights leader who mostly worked "behind the scenes" advising, supporting, and mentoring greats like WEB Dubois, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks. Baker's reputation as a leader and movement builder earned her the nickname "Fundi," Swahili for a person who teaches craft to the next generation.
The Drink:
Capri Cocktail:
1.5 oz gin
.5 oz limoncello
.25 oz peach schnapps
1 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz mango juice
dash of orgeat syrup
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 3
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From "Women of the Civil Rights Movement" hosted by BallBuster
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