Womanica Friday Crossword

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  1. 3. Gained a cult following running an original Hollywood gossip column in the 40s
  2. 6. Starred in many performances on different stages, commonly a coworker of Fred Astaire
  3. 9. Created and starred in one of the first sitcom television series, wrote thousands of original scripts for TV and radio
  4. 10. A controversial claimant to the English throne during the civil war known as the “Anarchy”
  5. 11. Credited as the first solo female travel writer
Down
  1. 1. Served as the personal chef to Lyndon B. Johnson for almost 30 years
  2. 2. Multi-genre musician famed as the queen of disco
  3. 4. A tech manager at IBM and lead plaintiff in a LGBTQ+ civil rights US Supreme Court case
  4. 5. Known as the 'godmother' of Title IX
  5. 7. Hindu goddess of death and motherly love
  6. 8. Bluegrass musician from West Virginia, who advanced pro-union and feminist movements in her music
  7. 12. Woman who, according to legend, ascended church ranks to the position of pope under a false identity