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Mary W. Helms
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary, Crown Princess Of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; 5 February 1972) is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark. Frederik is the heir apparent to the throne, which means that should he succeed, Mary will automatically become Queen consort of Denmark. The couple met at the Slip Inn, a pub in Sydney when the prince was visiting Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Their official engagement in 2003 and their marriage the following year was the subject of extensive attention from Australian and European news media, which portrayed the marriage as a modern "fairytale" romance between a prince and a commoner. Since her marriage, the Crown Princess has carried out engagements on behalf of her mother-in-law the Queen and currently serves as patron of over 30 charitable organisations, including the United Nations Population Fund, the European regional office of the World Health Organization, the Danish Refugee Council and Julemærk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary (conjoined Twin)
''Re A (conjoined twins)'' 0012 WLR 480 is a Court of Appeal decision on the separation of conjoined twins. The case raised legal and ethical dilemmas. It was ruled it would be permissible to sever and thus kill in a palliative, sympathetic manner the weaker to save the much stronger. The case was among those where it would be lawful to act—conduct surgery—against the wishes of the parents. The prevailing orthodoxy within a faith, even that of the parents, was held not to be overriding, nor general applicability of the outcome to all such cases. Facts Rosie and Gracie Attard, who were born on 8 August 2000, were conjoined twins who were joined at the abdomen. During legal deliberations, they were given the public pseudonyms "Mary" and "Jodie", respectively. The medical evidence proved Gracie as stronger sibling, sustaining the life of Rosie; Rosie had survived birth due to a shared common artery supplied by Gracie. If surgically separated, Gracie had a 94% surviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williana Burroughs
Williana "Liana" Jones Burroughs (January 2, 1882 – December 24, 1945) was an American teacher, communist political activist, and politician. She is best remembered as one of the first women to run for elective office in New York. Biography Early years Williana Jones, known to family and friends as "Liane," was born on January 2, 1882, in Petersburg, Virginia.Philip Sterling, "Williana J. Burroughs: Ousted from New York Public School System, Now Communist Candidate for Comptroller," ''The Daily Worker,'' vol. 10, no. 232 (September 27, 1933), p. 5. Her mother had formerly been a slave for 16 years, her father died when Williana was just four years old. Her widowed mother left Virginia for New York City, bringing Williana together with a sister and a brother (Gordon Jones), where she worked as a cook. Her mother proved unable to care for her children adequately, however, so Williana spent the next seven years in the Colored Orphan Asylum, located at the time on the corner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
