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Fannie Ward Lewis
Fannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Fannie Fern Andrews (1867–1950), American lecturer, teacher, social worker and writer * Fannie Barrios, Venezuelan bodybuilder * Fannie Birckhead (1935–2022), American community organizer, judge, and politician * Fannie Lee Chaney (1921–2007), American baker turned civil rights activist * Fannie Brackett Damon (1857–1939), American writer, magazine editor * Fannie Hardy Eckstorm (1865–1946), American writer, ornithologist and folklorist * Fannie Farmer (1857–1915), American culinary expert and author * Fannie Flagg (born 1944), American actress, comedian and author * Fannie Gaston-Johansson (1938–2023), American professor of nursing * Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977), American voting rights activist * Fannie Hillsmith (1911–2007), American cubist painter * Fannie Hurst (1885–1968), American novelist * Fannie Kauffman (1924–2009), Mexican comedian and actress * Fannie Heaslip Lea (1884–1955), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Fern Andrews
Fannie Fern Andrews (Phillips), PhD (1867–1950) was an Americans, American lecturer, teacher, social worker, and writer. Biography Fannie Fern and Frank Edward Phillips were twins, born on 25 September 1867 at Middleton, Nova Scotia, Middleton, Annapolis (Nova Scotia) to Annie M. (née Brown) and William Wallis Phillips. Between 1871 and 1880, the family, which included 5 children, migrated from Middleton to Lynn, Massachusetts. Later, they moved to Salem, Massachusetts, Salem, where she attended the public schools and graduated from the Salem Normal School. On July 16, 1890, she was married to Edwin G. Andrews. She taught for six years before receiving a degree in psychology and education from Radcliffe College in 1902. She also attended Harvard University, Harvard Summer School. Andrews founded the Boston Home and School Association in 1907, with the goal of involving students' parents in education. Through her work in the public schools in Boston, she became convinced tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Nampeyo
Fannie Nampeyo (1900–1987) (also known as Fannie Lesou Polacca and Fannie Nampeyo Polacca) was a modern and contemporary fine arts potter, who carried on the traditions of her famous mother, Nampeyo of Hano, the grand matriarch of modern Hopi pottery. Biography Early life Fannie Nampeyo Polacca was the youngest of Nampeyo of Hano's three daughters. She was born in the Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan home atop First Mesa, on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Fannie was initially given the name Popongua or Popong-Mana (meaning "Picking Piñons") by the older women of her father Lesou's family, and either missionaries or health-care workers later gave her the name "Fannie." The highest level of education Fannie Nampeyo completed was third grade. In the early 1920s she married her cousin, Vinton Polacca, going against tradition of marrying outside the Corn Clan. Shortly thereafter pottery making became an important part of Fannie's life. The couple moved to Sand Hills where Vinton worked a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Fat Fannie
"Short Fat Fannie" (alternatively "Short Fat Fanny") is Larry Williams' second single release after "High School Dance". Williams' original penned track peaked at number five on the U.S. pop chart, and at number one on the R&B chart. It sold over one million records, Williams' first million seller. Recording The track was recorded on April 26, 1957. The musicians included: * Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, leader * Jesse James Jones, tenor sax * Leon M. Silby, piano * René Hall, guitar * Ted Brinson, bass * Earl Palmer, drums Cover versions The song was rehearsed by The Beatles during the filming of the documentary, ''Let It Be'' in 1969. The song was recorded on the film soundtrack and is featured on many bootleg recordings. "Short Fat Fannie" was an early example of a novelty genre including pop song titles. This formula was later used for Bobby Darin's "Splish Splash" and Bob Kayli's "Everyone Was There", as well as both of Billy and Lillie's hits, " La Dee Dah" and " Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie May
Fannie May Confection Brands, Inc. is an American chocolate manufacturer headquartered in Chicago and currently owned by multinational company Ferrero SpA. Fannie May manufactures a broad variety of products including enrobed, barks, caramels, squares, berries, twist wrapped, molded, flow wrapped, and boxed chocolates. Fannie May produces various candies without gluten, milk, honey, oil(s), wheat, and/or eggs for those with the relevant allergies. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America certified many of Fannie May's products to be kosher. History The first Fannie May shop was opened in 1920 by Henry Teller Archibald at 11 North LaSalle Street in Chicago, selling buttercream candies. The Second World War made some of the ingredients in Fannie May's recipes hard to come by. However, they did not change their recipes, or change the candies' quality. In the mid-1980s the company opened its first store in Missouri. By the end of the decade, more than 250 locations w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Mae
The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a United States government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) and, since 1968, a publicly traded company. Founded in 1938 during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal, the corporation's purpose is to expand the secondary mortgage market by securitization, securitizing mortgage loans in the form of mortgage-backed security, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), allowing lenders to reinvest their assets into more lending and in effect increasing the number of lenders in the mortgage market by reducing the reliance on locally based savings and loan associations (or "thrifts"). Its brother organization is the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), better known as Freddie Mac. In 2024, with over $4.3 trillion in assets, Fannie Mae is the largest company in the United States and the fifth largest company in the world, by assets. Fannie Mae was ranked number 27 on the Fortune 500, ''Fortune'' 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler (July 16, 1863 – August 20, 1927) was an Austrian-born American pianist. Biography Zeisler was born Fannie Blumenfeld on July 16, 1863, in Bielitz, Austrian Silesia, to Jewish parents. She emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 4 in 1867. The family settled in Chicago, Illinois, where they later changed their name to Bloomfield. She was the sister of Maurice Bloomfield and the aunt of Leonard Bloomfield. At the age of six, before receiving any musical instruction, she began picking out tunes on the piano. Her first teachers were in Chicago; Bernard Ziehn and Carl Wolfsohn. In 1877, Anna Yesipova, Annette Essipova, then on tour in the United States, heard her play and advised that she became a pupil of Theodor Leschetizky. She made her debut at the age of 11 in February 1875. In 1878, she returned to Austria to study in Vienna, under Leschetizky. While in Austria, she changed her name from Blumenfeld to Bloomfield. She returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie C
Fannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Fannie Fern Andrews (1867–1950), American lecturer, teacher, social worker and writer * Fannie Barrios, Venezuelan bodybuilder * Fannie Birckhead (1935–2022), American community organizer, judge, and politician * Fannie Lee Chaney (1921–2007), American baker turned civil rights activist * Fannie Brackett Damon (1857–1939), American writer, magazine editor * Fannie Hardy Eckstorm (1865–1946), American writer, ornithologist and folklorist * Fannie Farmer (1857–1915), American culinary expert and author * Fannie Flagg (born 1944), American actress, comedian and author * Fannie Gaston-Johansson (1938–2023), American professor of nursing * Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977), American voting rights activist * Fannie Hillsmith (1911–2007), American cubist painter * Fannie Hurst (1885–1968), American novelist * Fannie Kauffman (1924–2009), Mexican comedian and actress * Fannie Heaslip Lea (1884–1955), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Barrier Williams
Frances Barrier Williams (February 12, 1855 – March 4, 1944) was an American educator, civil rights, and women's rights activist, and the first black woman to gain membership to the Chicago Woman's Club. She became well known for her efforts to have black people officially represented on the Board of Control of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. She was also a musician, a portraitist and studied foreign languages. Early life Frances (Fannie) Barrier was born on February 12, 1855, the youngest of three children born to Anthony and Harriet Barrier. Her father, born in Pennsylvania, came to Brockport, New York, as a child. He claimed to be partially of French descent. He worked as a barber and later became a coal dealer. Her mother was born in Sherburne, a small community in Chenango County, New York, and was a housewife who dedicated her life to raising her children, and participating in church activities. The couple married in Brockport, where they were one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Ward
Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1872 – January 27, 1952), also credited as Fanny Ward, was an American actress of stage and screen. Known for performing in both comedic and dramatic roles, she was cast in ''The Cheat (1915 film), The Cheat'', a sexually-charged 1915 silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Reportedly, Ward's ageless appearance helped her to achieve and maintain her celebrity. In its obituary for her, ''The New York Times'' describes her as "an actress who never quite reached the top in her profession ... [and who] tirelessly devoted herself to appearing perpetually youthful, an act that made her famous"."Fannie Ward Dies; Perennial Flapper", ''The New York Times'', digital archives (1923-present), 28 January 1952, L17. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Early life and stage career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ward was the only daughter of Eliza and John Buchanan, who was a dry goods merchant. She had one sibling, a brother, Benton. In 1890, "aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Sellins
Fannie Sellins (1872 – August 26, 1919) was an American union organizer. Born Fanny Mooney in New Orleans, Louisiana, she married Charles Sellins in St. Louis, Missouri. After his death she worked in a garment factory to support her four children. She helped to organize Local # 67 of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union in St. Louis, where she became a negotiator for 400 women locked out of a garment factory. Thus she came to the attention of Van Bittner, president of District 5 of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). In 1913, she moved to begin work for the mine workers union in West Virginia. Her work, she wrote, was to distribute "clothing and food to starving women and babies, to assist poverty stricken mothers and bring children into the world, and to minister to the sick and close the eyes of the dying." She was arrested once in Colliers, West Virginia for defying an anti-union injunction. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson intervened for her release. Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie Salter
Fannie May Hudgins Salter (May 20, 1882 – March 11, 1966) was an American lighthouse keeper and the last lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light in Maryland. She served from 1925 until she retired in 1947, at which point the station became fully automated. From 1922 to 1925, she worked at the lighthouse along with her husband, fully taking over the duties after his death. For a time, Salter was the only female employed by the United States Coast Guard and was the last civilian female lighthouse keeper in the U.S. She was one of four female lighthouse keepers who served at Turkey Point between 1844 and 1947, covering 86 of its 114 years of service. Early life Born Frances May Hudgins to Isaac Hudgins and Indiana Jarvis on May 20, 1882, she married Clarence Winfield Salter, also from Mathews County, Virginia, on May 24, 1904. They had three children together: Mabel, Jessie Olga, and Charles. For a brief time during the 1920s, she and her husband lived in Franktown, Virgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie M
Fannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Fannie Fern Andrews (1867–1950), American lecturer, teacher, social worker and writer * Fannie Barrios, Venezuelan bodybuilder * Fannie Birckhead (1935–2022), American community organizer, judge, and politician * Fannie Lee Chaney (1921–2007), American baker turned civil rights activist * Fannie Brackett Damon (1857–1939), American writer, magazine editor * Fannie Hardy Eckstorm (1865–1946), American writer, ornithologist and folklorist * Fannie Farmer (1857–1915), American culinary expert and author * Fannie Flagg (born 1944), American actress, comedian and author * Fannie Gaston-Johansson (1938–2023), American professor of nursing * Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977), American voting rights activist * Fannie Hillsmith (1911–2007), American cubist painter * Fannie Hurst (1885–1968), American novelist * Fannie Kauffman (1924–2009), Mexican comedian and actress * Fannie Heaslip Lea (1884–1955), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
