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feminine

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that comes from

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meaning ''gardener''. It may refer to:

Persons

Hortense Allart Hortense Allart de Méritens (; pseudonym Prudence de Saman L'Esbatx; 7 September 1801 – 28 February 1879) was an Italian-French Feminism, feminist writer and essayist. Her novels, based on her adventures, did not have much success, except for ...

(1801–1879), Italian-French feminist writer and essayist *

Hortense de Beauharnais Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte (; , ; 10 April 1783 – 5 October 1837) was Kingdom of Holland, Queen of Holland as the wife of King Louis Bonaparte. She was the stepdaughter of Emperor Napoléon I as the daughter of his first wife, Joséphi ...

(1783–1837), stepdaughter of Napoleon and Queen consort of Holland * Hortense Béwouda (born 1978), sprinter from Cameroon * Hortense Clews (1926–2006), member of the Belgian Resistance in World War II * Hortense Dufour (born 1946), French writer * Hortense Ellis (1941–2000), Jamaican reggae singer *

Hortense Calisher Hortense Calisher (December 20, 1911 – January 13, 2009) was an American writer of fiction and the second female president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Biography Personal life Born in New York City, and a graduate of Hunter Co ...

(1911–2009), American fiction writer, author of ''In the Absence of Angels'' * Hortense Gabel (1912–1990), New York Supreme Court Justice *

Hortense Globensky-Prévost Hortense Globensky-Prévost (1804 - 29 April 1873) also known as ''Chevalière des Deux-Montagnes'' and ''Héroïne du Nord'', was a Canadian woman, known for her role as a British loyalist during the Rebellions of 1837–1838; on two famous occasio ...

(1804–1873), Canadian heroine *

Hortense Gordon Hortense Gordon (24 November 1886 – 6 November 1961), born Hortense Crompton Mattice, was a Canadian artist who worked abstractly in later life and became a member of Painters Eleven. Life and early work Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Gordon w ...

(1886–1961), Canadian abstract painter *

Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, born Antoinette Cécile Hortense Viel (14 December 1784 – 2 January 1845), was a French painter, mainly of Genre art, genre and historical scenes. Biography She was born in Paris to Jean-Baptiste Viel, a perfumer, a ...

(1784–1845), French painter of genre scenes *

Hortense Mancini Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin (6 June 1646 – 2 July 1699), was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France, and a mistress of Charles II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. She was the fourth of the five famous Mancini ...

(1646–1699), Duchess of Mazarin and a mistress of Charles II, King of England *

Hortense Monath Hortense Husserl Monath (January 16, 1905 – May 21, 1956) was an American concert pianist and program director of New Friends of Music, a concert series that ran in New York City from 1936 to 1953. Early life and education Hortense Husserl was ...

(1905–1956), American pianist *

Hortense Powdermaker Hortense Powdermaker (December 24, 1896 – June 16, 1970) was an American anthropologist best known for her ethnographic studies of African Americans in rural America and of Hollywood. Early life and education Born to a Jewish family, Powderma ...

(1900–1970), American anthropologist *

Hortense Parker Hortense Parker Gilliam, born Hortense Parker (1859–1938), was the first known African-American graduate of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, in 1883. She taught music and piano at elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri from 1906 to 1913. That y ...

(1859–1938), music teacher and daughter of African–American inventor, industrialist and abolitionist John Parker * Hortense Rhéa (1844–1899), French actress *

Hortense Schneider Hortense Catherine Schneider, ''La Snédèr'', (30 April 1833 in Bordeaux, France – 5 May 1920, in Paris, France) was a French soprano, one of the greatest operetta stars of the 19th century, particularly associated with the works of composer Jac ...

(1833–1920), French soprano *

Hortense Sparks Ward Hortense Sparks Ward (July 21, 1872 – December 5, 1944) was a pioneering Texas lawyer and women's rights activist. Biography Born Hortense Sparks in Matagorda County, Texas, Ward grew up in Edna, Texas and attended Nazareth Academy, a convent ...

(1872–1944), pioneering Texas lawyer and women's rights activist *

Hortense Spillers Hortense J. Spillers (born April 24, 1942) is an American literary critic, Black Feminist scholar and the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor at Vanderbilt University. A scholar of the African diaspora, Spillers is known for her essays on Afri ...

(born 1942), American literary critic and theorist of Black studies

Fictional characters

* Hortense Bellacourt, the unattractive eldest of the Bellacourt sisters in the ''

Another Period ''Another Period'' is an American period sitcom television series created by and starring Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome. It followed the lives of the Bellacourts, the first family of Newport, Rhode Island, at the turn of the 20th century. Li ...

'' tv series * Hortense Briggs, in the novel ''

An American Tragedy ''An American Tragedy'' is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser. He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later, abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906, and the tria ...

'' by Theodore Dreiser * Hortense Cumberbatch, in the film '' Secrets & Lies'' by British director, Mike Leigh * Hortense Daigle, portrayed by

Eileen Heckart Anna Eileen Heckart ( Herbert; March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress whose career spanned nearly 60 years. Early life Heckart was born Anna Eileen Herbert in Columbus, Ohio. Her mother Esther () wed Leo ...

in '' The Bad Seed'' play and film * Hortense Derry, as Frank Derry’s

Dana Andrews Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir and later in Western films. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigio ...

step-mother, portrayed by

Gladys George Gladys George (born Gladys Clare Evans; September 13, 1904 – December 8, 1954) was an American actress of stage and screen. Though nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in '' Valiant Is the Word for Carrie'' (1936), she spent most ...

in the film ''

The Best Years of Our Lives ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (also known as ''Glory for Me'' and ''Home Again'') is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Ru ...

'' *

Hortense McDuck File:Glasgow 1877 by Don Rosa.jpg, 329px, ''Glasgow 1877'', Clan McDuck portrait by Don Rosa; left to right: Jake, Matilda, Downy, Fergus, Hortense, Scrooge (age 10), and Angus; wall portraits: Malcolm, Eider, Quackly, Roast, and Hugh (Clicking ...

, a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's sister and Donald Duck's mother * Hortense, adopted sister of Michael Roberts in the novel " Small Island" by Andrea Levy * Hortense Toomey Campanati, in the novel ''

Earthly Powers ''Earthly Powers'' is a panoramic saga novel of the 20th century by Anthony Burgess first published on October 13th 1980. It begins with the "outrageously provocative" first sentence: "It was the afternoon of my eighty-first birthday, and I was ...

'' by Anthony Burgess * Mademoiselle Hortense, in the novel ''

Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode Serial (literature), serial between 12 March 1852 and 12 September 1853. The novel has many characters and several subplots, and is told partly by th ...

'' by Charles Dickens * Hortense, later known as Mist, from the

Guardians of Ga'Hoole ''Guardians of Ga'Hoole'' is a fantasy book series written by Kathryn Lasky and published by Scholastic. The series contains a total of 16 books and although originally intended to conclude with the 2008 publication of ''The War of the Ember ...

series by Kathryn Lasky * Hortense, Donald Duck's pet in comic books and a cartoon – see ''

Donald's Ostrich ''Donald's Ostrich'' is an Animated cartoon, animated short film produced in Technicolor by The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on December 10, 1937, by RKO Radio Pictures. It was the first film in the ''Do ...

'' * Hortense, Sapphire's sister in the TV show ''

Amos 'n' Andy ''Amos 'n' Andy'' was an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio sho ...

.'' * Hortense, another Disney character who was the horse of young Scrooge McDuck and was named after Scrooge's sister * Hortense, brothel madam in the TV show '' Maison Close'' * Hortense the Hornbill from

Jim Henson's Animal Show ''Jim Henson's Animal Show'' is an American children's television series from the Jim Henson Company that aired from October 3, 1994, to June 28, 1998. The show premiered as part of '' The Fox Cubhouse'' for its first two seasons. The show late ...

* Two members of the extended

Simpson family The Simpson family are the titular main characters featured in the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. The Simpsons are a nuclear family consisting of married couple Homer and Marge and their three children, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. ...

: Aunt Hortense, who died prior to the events of Bart Gets Hit by a Car; and Great Aunt Hortense, who died prior to the events of

Bart the Fink "Bart the Fink" is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 11, 1996. In this episode, Bart inadvertently exposes Kru ...

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