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And in an era where women were forced into gendered stereotypes – housewife, temptress, fallen woman, mixed-up girl – she satirised and sent up those roles, playing them to the hilt while emphasising her strength.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Beginning in 1974, CBS ran mini-history lessons called “Bicentennial Minutes,” which were then sent up on shows as diverse as “Hee Haw” and “Maude.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Political cartoonists have bravely sent up the powers-that-be for centuries.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
A second partial collapse of the tower about one and a half hours later sent up further billowing clouds of dust.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
Dead animals were routinely tossed into this soup, where everything decayed and sent up noxious bubbles to foul the air.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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