"Yelena Belova is the second character to take on the Black Widow codename in the modern mainstream comics who debuted briefly in ""Inhumans"" #5 (March 1999) and was fully introduced in the 1999 Marvel Knights mini-series ""Black Widow"". A second miniseries, also titled ""Black Widow"" and featuring Natasha Romanoff and Daredevil, followed in 2001. The next year, she did a solo turn in her own three-issue miniseries titled ""Black Widow: Pale Little Spider"" under the mature-audience Marvel MAX imprint. This June to August 2002 story arc, by writer Greg Rucka and artist Igor Kordey, was a flashback to the story"
"Black Widow (2005 film) Black Widow, is a ""Film Noir Musical"" written by David Mortin and Patricia Fogliato and directed by the former. It is loosely based on the trial of Evelyn Dick for the murder of her husband. The film stars Martin Tielli, Mary Margaret O'Hara and Sarah Slean as Eve Hardwick, the character that is based on Evelyn Dick. Director David Mortin stated that he did not want to make the film into a biographical film, as that had already been done (referring to the 2002 crime thriller ), but instead, focus on ""mythologizing the Evelyn Dick story,"
"or Isabel Martínez de Perón. In 19th-century Britain, widows had greater opportunity for social mobility than in many other societies. Along with the ability to ascend socio-economically, widows—who were ""presumably celibate""—were much more able (and likely) to challenge conventional sexual behaviour than married women in their society. In some parts of Europe, including Russia, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy and Spain, widows used to wear black for the rest of their lives to signify their mourning, a practice that has since died out. Many immigrants from these cultures to the United States as recently as the 1970s have loosened this strict standard"
"Black Widow (Chechnya) Black Widow (, ""chyornaya vdova"") or shahidka (—Russian feminine gender derivation from ""shahid""), is a term for Islamist Chechen female suicide bombers, willing to be a manifestation of violent jihad. They became known at the Moscow theater hostage crisis of October 2002. The commander Shamil Basayev referred to the shahidkas as a part of force of his suicide bombers called the Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs. Basayev also stated that he himself trained at least fifty of the black widows. The term of ""Black Widows"" probably originates from the fact that many of these women are widows"
"Black Widow (1987 film) Black Widow is a 1987 American film noir thriller film starring Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey and Nicol Williamson. Dennis Hopper has a short role at the beginning of the film. It is a crime drama about two women: one who murders wealthy men whom she has married for their money (and keeps moving west), and the other an agent with the Department of Justice who grows obsessed with bringing her to justice. It was directed by Bob Rafelson, from a screenplay by Ronald Bass. The story centers on two women. Catharine (Theresa Russell) is"
"not always reliable. Though Castor was not officially defined as a serial killer, it is likely that she would have killed again. Knoll said that killers may have many different motivations. He described Castor as a ""black widow"" type rather than a typical serial killer. He described a ""black widow"" type as a woman who kills husbands or lovers for material gain, as opposed to the typical serial killer (men who kill consecutively for sexual or sadistic motives). He relayed that ""psychopathic traits and histories of childhood abuse have been consistently reported in these women"" and suggested that if Castor"
"A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. In some parts of the world, widows are subjected to serious forms of abuse, often fueled by traditional practices such as widow inheritance. The sacrifice of widows (such as sati) has been prevalent historically in various cultures (especially in India). Although sati in India is today an almost defunct practice, isolated incidents have occurred in recent years, such as the 1987 sati of Roop Kanwar, as well as several incidents in rural areas in 2002, and 2006. Those likely to be accused and killed as witches are often widows. In parts"
"killers are commonly categorized as murdering men for material gain, usually being emotionally close to their victims, and generally needing to have a relationship with the victim, hence the traditional cultural image of the ""black widow."" In describing murderer Stacey Castor, forensic psychiatrist James Knoll offered a psychological perspective on what defines a ""black widow"" type. In simple terms, he described it as a woman who kills two or more husbands or lovers for material gain. Though Castor was not officially defined as a serial killer, it is likely that she would have killed again. One ""analysis of 86 female"
"Black Widow (Marvel Comics) Black Widow is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Most of these versions exist in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Claire Voyant is the first costumed, superpowered female protagonist in comic books. Created by writer George Kapitan and artist Harry Sahle, she first appeared in ""Mystic Comics"" #4 (Aug. 1940). She kills evildoers to deliver their souls to Satan, her master. The character is unrelated to the later Marvel Comics superheroines who took on the codename. Natalia ""Natasha"" Alianovna Romanova / Natasha Romanoff"
"Widow A widow is a woman whose spouse has died and a widower is a man whose spouse has died. The treatment of widows and widowers around the world varies. A widow is a woman whose spouse has died, while a widower is a man whose spouse has died. The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed ""widowhood"". These terms are not applied to a divorcé(e) following the death of an ex-spouse. The term ""widowhood"" can be used for either sex, at least according to some dictionaries, but the word ""widowerhood"" is also listed in some dictionaries."
"trained for their mission. Michael Radu argued that these women are specifically trained for suicide attacks. Additionally, some black widows have brothers or close relatives who were killed in one of the two Chechen wars between Russia and Islamist rebels since 1994 or in clashes with Russian-backed forces. Kurz and Bartles offer another view of their motives, arguing that these women are much more motivated by revenge, despair, and their drive for an independent state than by religious fundamentalism or individual honor. Black Widow (Chechnya) Black Widow (, ""chyornaya vdova"") or shahidka (—Russian feminine gender derivation from ""shahid""), is a"
"Black Widow (1954 film) Black Widow is a 1954 DeLuxe Color mystery film in CinemaScope, with elements of film noir, written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson and starring Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney, and George Raft. Peter Denver (Van Heflin) is a renowned Broadway producer attending a party — hosted by the viciously haughty and celebrated actress Carlotta ""Lottie"" Marin (Ginger Rogers) and her quiet husband Brian Mullen (Reginald Gardiner) — when he meets Nancy ""Nanny"" Ordway (Peggy Ann Garner). Ordway is a seemingly naïve, 20-year-old, aspiring writer, who hopes to make it big in New York. She"
"component of this layering was a dicky style shirt that was heavily embroidered to cover the chest if the woman's outer dress was low cut. It is traditional for Greek widows to wear black to signify their mourning. Historically, widows in certain regions of Greece, specifically Peloponnese and Euboea, “wore a plain white chemise and an unembroidered sigouni with a black ""dickey"", black headscarf and black apron.” Both men and women of the Sámi culture, particularly in the central and southern parts of the Sámi region, wear dickeys under certain tunic styles. The tunics often have a V-neck opening that"
"Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) Natalia Alianovna Romanova (Russian: Наталья Альяновна ""Наташа"" Романова; alias: Natasha Romanoff; Russian: Наташа Романофф), colloquial: Black Widow (; transliterated ""Chyornaya Vdova"") is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Don Rico, and artist Don Heck, the character debuted in ""Tales of Suspense"" #52 (April 1964). The character was introduced as a Russian spy, an antagonist of the superhero Iron Man. She later defected to the United States, becoming an agent of the fictional spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and a member of the superhero team"
"Black Widows (TV series) Black Widows is a Nordic television series created by Mikko Pöllä, directed by Venita Ozols-Graham and starring Cecilia Forss as Rebeka Axelsson, Beate Bille as Kira Just Bergman and Synnøve Macody Lund as Johanne Rønningen. It is a remake of the Finnish 2014 TV series ""Mustat lesket"". Also known as ‘Desperate Widows’ The series follows three best friends who are all in abusive marriages and whose husbands work at the same company. The women go through a life-changing event after their husbands die in an explosion during a boating trip. Produced by the Finnish company ,"
"The Black Widow (1951 film) The Black Widow is a 1951 British thriller, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Christine Norden and Robert Ayres. The film was a B-movie production by Hammer Film Productions and was based on a radio serial entitled ""Return from Darkness"". Mark Sherwin (Ayres) is driving in the country when he notices a man lying at the side of the road. Assuming the man is the victim of a hit-and-run, he stops to offer assistance, only to be coshed and left stunned while his wallet and car are stolen. On recovering his senses, he staggers towards"
"Widows, and nor could we. [The Russians are] trying to drive a wedge between us and our British allies."" Samantha Lewthwaite Samantha Louise Lewthwaite (born 5 December 1983), also known as Sherafiyah Lewthwaite or the White Widow, is a British woman who is one of the Western world's most wanted terrorism suspects. Lewthwaite, the widow of 7/7 London terrorist bomber Germaine Lindsay, is accused of causing the deaths of more than 400 people. She is a fugitive from justice in Kenya, where she was wanted on charges of possession of explosives and conspiracy to commit a felony and is the"
"Black Widow (Claire Voyant) Black Widow (Claire Voyant) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. An antiheroine who kills evildoers in order to deliver their souls to Satan, her master, she first appears in ""Mystic Comics"" #4 (cover dated Aug. 1940), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics. Created by writer George Kapitan and artist Harry Sahle, she is unrelated to Marvel's later superspy character called Black Widow. The Black Widow makes five appearances during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books, all five written by George Kapitan. These short"
"ability to quickly process multiple information streams (such as threat assessment) and rapidly respond to changing tactical situations. The Black Widow is a world class athlete, gymnast, acrobat, aerialist capable of numerous complex maneuvers and feats, expert martial artist (including Jiu jitsu, Aikido, Boxing, Judo, Karate, Savate, Ninjutsu, various styles of Kung Fu and Kenpo), marksman and weapons specialist as well as having extensive espionage training. She is also an accomplished ballerina. Romanova is an expert tactician. She is a very effective strategist, tactician, and field commander. She has led the Avengers and even S.H.I.E.L.D. on one occasion. The Black"
"Black Widow (Yelena Belova) Black Widow (Yelena Belova) is a fictional character, a spy in the and second modern-era character to use the name Black Widow. She first appears in ""Inhumans"" #5 (March 1999) and was created by Devin Grayson and J.G. Jones. Belova, the second modern Black Widow after Natasha Romanova (Natasha Romanoff), was initially a post-Soviet Russian spy of the GRU. She debuted briefly in ""Inhumans"" #5 (March 1999), and was fully introduced in the 1999 Marvel Knights mini-series ""Black Widow"". A second miniseries, also titled ""Black Widow"" and featuring Natasha Romanoff and Daredevil, followed in 2001. The"
"Samantha Lewthwaite Samantha Louise Lewthwaite (born 5 December 1983), also known as Sherafiyah Lewthwaite or the White Widow, is a British woman who is one of the Western world's most wanted terrorism suspects. Lewthwaite, the widow of 7/7 London terrorist bomber Germaine Lindsay, is accused of causing the deaths of more than 400 people. She is a fugitive from justice in Kenya, where she was wanted on charges of possession of explosives and conspiracy to commit a felony and is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice requesting her arrest with a view to extradition. Lewthwaite was an alleged member"
"mixed rating of 2.5 out of 4 stars, praising the solid performances by the main actors yet lamenting that ""The movie makes no effort to keep us in suspense"", by revealing too much too soon about Russell's character. As of December 2018, ""Black Widow"" holds a rating of 47% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews. Black Widow (1987 film) Black Widow is a 1987 American film noir thriller film starring Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey and Nicol Williamson. Dennis Hopper has a short role at the beginning of the film. It is a crime drama about two women:"
"""Deadly Women"" episode ""For the Money, Honey"") included a passage on Shepard in his 2012 book """", where he posited that Shepard is Canada's only known example of a ""black widow""-type serial killer. Melissa Ann Shepard Melissa Ann Shepard (née Russell; born May 16, 1935), also known as Melissa Ann Weeks, Melissa Ann Friedrich, Melissa Ann Shephard and Melissa Ann Stewart, sometimes given the sobriquet of Internet Black Widow, is a Canadian murderer and habitual offender. Friedrich has been convicted of manslaughter in the death of one of her husbands and was convicted of poisoning another. She has also been"
". . . so I wrote exactly what I knew."" Like Waldman, Juliet is a , red-headed former public defender with a nocturnal writer for a husband, who has become a stay-at-home mother but finds it boring. To relieve her boredom, Juliet works as a part-time detective. The collective title of the series is ""The Mommy-Track Mysteries"". The novels are humorous and Waldman has said of her criminals, ""My villains aren't villains. They're people whose crime you understand."" Waldman has previously said that ""Bye-Bye, Black Sheep"" is likely to be the last, but her agent's website notes that she is"
"is Pedrinho and Nazirinho's grandmother and ""mother"" figure. She is a observative & wise woman who is not keen of adventure, and she tends to stay at the farm and do housework. She is not above punishing the kids when they misbehave, though she still cares for them deeply. She is Benta's black housemaid and she is 66 years old. She is a hard worker, very strict, and a routine-based person, calling the kids for eating & errands. She is also renowned for being an excellent cook, adored by everyone. She also has knack for making living dolls, seen with"
"a white woman in her father's household, until his bankruptcy or death has her reduced to a menial position and sold. She may even be unaware of her status before being so reduced. This character allowed abolitionists to draw attention to the sexual exploitation in slavery, and unlike the suffering of the field hands, did not allow slaveholders to retort that the sufferings of Northern mill hands were no easier, since the Northern mill owner would not sell his own children into slavery. The ""tragic mulatta"" figure is a woman of biracial heritage who endures the hardships of African-Americans in"
"Black matriarchy Black matriarchy is a term for the black American families mostly led by women. The issue was first brought to national attention in 1965 by sociologist and later Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, in the Moynihan Report (also known as """"The Negro Family: The Case For National Action""""). Moynihan's report made the argument that the relative absence of nuclear families (those having both a father and mother present) in Black America would greatly hinder further Black socioeconomic progress. A study of 1880 family structure in Philadelphia shows that three-quarters of Black families were nuclear families, composed of two"
"their husband. The only women allowed to escape the control of a man were widows. Even if a widow decided to remarry after her husband's death, she had the right to control her property. To keep control over the property given to her by her deceased husband, a widow would have to make legal arrangements. These arrangements would prevent a future husband from taking over the rights to the land. Twenty African, indentured slaves were brought over in a Dutch ship in 1619. Anyone who was considered an indentured servant before this were white. Being an indentured slave meant that"
"or change their clothing. They have to rub cow dung and palm oil on their bodies and must also sleep on the floor. Widows are also expected to wear black, the color of mourning, for two years to properly show their loss and respect for their late husband. These practices widely vary in severity and methods, based on the individual cultural backdrop. However, there has been a major decline of such practices in recent years. Apart from mourning, the widow has immediate concerns involving living situations and property to deal with. In most cases, the eldest son and not the"
"Widow's pension A widow's pension is a payment from the government of a country to a person whose spouse has died. Generally, such payments are made to a widow whose late spouse has satisfied the country's requirements, including contribution, cohabitation, and length of marriage. In the United States, the widow's pension was introduced in the Senate in 1930. In 2003, Congress approved a payment of $11,750 of widow's pension owed to Harriet Tubman. In the United Kingdom, the Widow’s Pension was discontinued in 2001. A widow's pension can be paid to childless widows aged 45 or over, or to those"
"Black tie Black tie, occasionally known in the English-speaking world by its French name cravate noire, is a dress code for evening events and social functions derived from British and American costume conventions of the 19th century. For men, the principal elements of black tie are a white dress shirt with a black bow tie, an evening waistcoat or cummerbund, and a dinner jacket (called a tuxedo in the United States). For women, an evening gown or other fashionable evening attire may be worn. Traditionally worn only for events after 6 p.m., black tie is less formal than white tie"
"after being in suspended animation since World War II, she recommences serving as an ""instrument of vengeance"" for an initially unidentified entity (though never actually referred to as Satan, the Black Widow's master is identified as ""the devil"" in later issues) and going on missions for that party. A recurrent character trait of the Black Widow in her Golden Age appearances is that she shows no hesitation or mercy when it comes to killing her victims, and no apparent remorse over depriving them of their lives and sending their souls to Hell for eternal torment. Whether this ruthless aspect of"
"a black hatband and black suit, but for only half the prescribed period of mourning expected of women. Widowers were expected to mourn for a mere three months, whereas the proper mourning period expected for widows was up to four years. Women who mourned in black for longer periods were accorded great respect in public for their devotion to the departed, the most prominent example being Queen Victoria herself. Women with lesser financial means tried to keep up with the example being set by the middle and upper classes by dyeing their daily dress. Dyers made most of their income"