Dancer and choreographer Martha Graham was also something else: a native daughter of Pittsburgh.
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By 1915, Hedda Hopper was in Hollywood, where she acted in more than 120 silent films, earning her the nickname “Queen of the Quickies.”
Look at the picturesHedda Hopper, gossip queen extraordinaire
The pinnacle of her career came in 1961 when Governor David Lawrence appointed her a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Look at the picturesAnne Alpern, first woman on Pennsylvania’s high court
If you ask a Pittsburgher where to find best pancakes in the city, the answer most likely would be, “At Pamela’s.”
Look at the picturesPamela’s, Pittsburgh’s signature breakfast diner
Mary Pat Donegan, a psychotherapist, was president.
Look at the picturesWild Sisters Coffeehouse, Pittsburgh’s first feminist bar, bistro and cabaret