Seven Sisters: a name given to the seven stars in the Pleiades constellation that are visible to the naked eye.
diffuse nebula; M 45, Pleiades, Subaru, Seven Sisters
The Seven Sisters were the leading women's colleges of the late nineteenth century. They were Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, and Radcliffe. Prevailing attitudes about women's role in society limited their graduates to careers in nursing, teaching, and social work.
Following the break up by the U.S. Government of Standard Oil, several new companies were created, three of which, along with four other major oil companies, were once referred to as the Seven Sisters, coined by an Italian entrepreneur, Enrico Mattei. With their dominance of oil production, refinement and distribution, they were able to take advantage of the rapidly increasing demands for oil and turn massive profits.
The Seven Sisters is the name given in 1927 to seven liberal arts women's colleges in the Northern United States. They are Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Smith College, Wellesley College, and Vassar College. They were all founded between 1837 and 1889.
The Seven Sisters—fictional characters of the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, and creations of Ed Greenwood—are seven immortal women, all Chosen and daughters of the goddess Mystra.
The Seven Sisters (called выÑотки, vysotki, the summits in Russian) are seven Stalinist skyscrapers in Moscow, Russia. They were built 1947-1953Some work definitely extended years beyond official completion dates in an elaborate style combining elements of Russian Baroque and Gothic styles, and the early twentieth century technology of American skyscrapers. Similar buildings were built in Warsaw, Kiev and Riga.
The Seven Sisters are a series of seven volcanic mounds on the Atherton Tableland, near Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia.