Mildred

In addition to her children, Ridley is survived by brothers James D. “Jimmy” Ridley and Tommy Lee “Tom-Tom” Cherry; sisters Julia Van Mater-Miller and Mildred Ridley Dent; grandchildren Cooper and Maya, and several other relatives.

Gilroy says he was reminded of parallels with a precursor film, "Mildred Pierce," which features Joan Crawford as a scrappy, working-class mother whose sacrifices go unappreciated.

The office of Chancellor Mildred García of the 23-campus California State University system also issued a brief statement saying that it was “aware of the recent letter” from the Department of Education on diversity, equity and inclusion issues.

Cuts of that size would have “heartbreaking” consequences, CSU Chancellor Mildred García said in January.

Mildred Akotia is one person trying to increase the amount of cashews that are shelled and roasted in Ghana.