The 15 women are all named Betty, so when they gather, they call each other by their last names as if they’re on a sports team: Krueger, Mehmen, Bittfield. The average age of the women is 85 ...

Jan. 1—Here's a name familiar to anyone who has ever stepped into a kitchen, puzzled over a recipe or wanted to bake an easy cake or a quick batch of brownies: Betty Crocker. Even at the age of ...

The name “Betty,” which peaked in the 1930s, has long since waned. Once the No. 2 name in America, it hasn't even cracked the top 1,000 since the late 1990s.

"Crocker" was the name of a recently retired director. A contest was held among employees to choose her iconic signature. Then in 1924, Betty Crocker found her voice on a WCCO radio show.

The name Betty was chosen because it seemed friendly. The Crocker came from a retired executive. It all seemed to fit, and from there it was full speed ahead.

The four Betty Reid Soskins of ‘Sign My Name to Freedom’ (L–R): Cathleen Riddley, Aidaa Peerzada, Lucca Troutman and Tierra Allen. (Alexa 'LexMex' Treviño) Not one, not two, but four different Betty ...

Betty Ong is an SF-born American hero who alerted authorities to the plane hijacking of Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. Why don’t we know her name?

The cartoon character of Betty Boop may be iconic—and she may have a diehard fan-base—but she is not big in the now. Not only that, the show features none of the name-recognition star-power of ...

Betty Boop started out as a half-dog, half-female creation, ... She soon morphed into the flirty girl next door, debuting with the name Betty Boop in 1931’s “Minding the Baby.” ...