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Jody Williams (other)
Jody Williams (born 1950) is an American teacher and aid worker who received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize Jody Williams may also refer to: * Jody Williams (Afrikaans singer) (born 1990), South African Pop/R&B singer better known as Jody * Jody Williams (artist) (born 1956), American artist * Jody Williams (blues musician) (1935–2018), American blues guitarist and singer *Jody Williams (chef) Jody Williams (born ''c.'' 1963 in California) is an American chef and television personality. Biography Raised in California, Williams came to appreciate food service by assisting customers at her father's hot dog stand in Fisherman's Wharf, ... (born 1963), American chef and television personality See also * Jodie Williams (born 1993), British sprinter {{hndis, name=Williams, Jody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Williams
Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950) is an American political activist known for her work in banning anti-personnel landmines, her defense of human rights (especially those of women), and her efforts to promote new understandings of security in today's world. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work toward the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines. Education Williams earned a Master in International Relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (a division of Johns Hopkins University) in Washington, D.C. (1984), an MA in teaching Spanish and English as a second language from the School for International Training (SIT) in Brattleboro, Vermont (1976), and a BA from the University of Vermont (1972). Advocacy Williams served as the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) from early 1992 until February 1998. Before that work, she spent eleven years on various projects related to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Williams (Afrikaans Singer)
Jody Williams (born May 17, 1990) is a South African pop/ R&B singer. She won the fourth season of the South African reality television singing competition Idols on 9 December 2007 at age 17, making her the youngest winner of the competition until 2017, when Paxton Fielies won the Competition at age 17. Her debut platinum-selling album, ''Just Gonna Be Me'', reached No. 1 on the South African Albums Chart, and spawned three consecutive number one singles on the South African Airplay Chart: " Love Is All Around", " Kiss of Life", " Wind It", and " Love Like This Before". Elements of Pop, R&B, dance and soul can be found in her music. Jody has cited singers Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion as her main musical inspirations and influences. Early life Jody grew up in a home in Cape Town, South Africa, as one of three siblings. Jody has an older sister Candice, with a five-year age difference. She first picked up a hairbrush and started singing at age nine. At age 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Williams (artist)
Jody Louise Williams (January 26, 1956 - October 17, 2023) was an American artist, writer, and teacher. She created and published artist's books under the imprint Flying Paper Press in her studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She worked in a range of media, including artist's books, collages, drawings, etchings, bronze sculptures, and mixed-media boxes that she calls not-empty boxes. Williams taught printmaking and book arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Early life and education Williams was born in Pittsburgh, PA on January 26, 1956. She grew up near Chicago in Evanston, IL. She learned to write her name when she was four years old so she could get her own library card, and her love of books eventually led her to making them herself. She credits her love for creating order out of chaos to growing up with five siblings (she was the third child of six total) in a family that moved four times before she was ten. In a 2016 art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Williams (blues Musician)
Joseph Leon "Jody" Williams (February 3, 1935 – December 1, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer. His singular guitar playing, marked by flamboyant string-bending, imaginative chord voicings and a distinctive tone, was influential in the Chicago blues scene of the 1950s. In the mid-1950s, Williams was one of the most sought-after session guitarists in Chicago, but he was little known outside the music industry, since his name rarely appeared on discs. His acclaimed comeback in 2000 led to a resurgence of interest in his early work and a reappraisal as one of the great blues guitarists.Dahl, Bill (2002). CD liner notes. ''Return of a Legend''. Williams was known for his imaginative chord selection, characterized by raised fives, and minor sixths and minor sevenths with flattened fives. He usually played with an unusual open E tuning, originally taught to him by Bo Diddley. In 2013, Williams was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame. Early life Born in Mobile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Williams (chef)
Jody Williams (born ''c.'' 1963 in California) is an American chef and television personality. Biography Raised in California, Williams came to appreciate food service by assisting customers at her father's hot dog stand in Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. After relocating to New York City at the age of 24, she set out at 25 to prepare American cuisine across Italy with chef Kathy Casey. There, she learned about Italian cuisine. After she returned to the U.S., she became the chef of Italian restaurant Tappo (literally ''cork'' in Italian) in New York City, now closed. Williams was the chef at Morandi in New York City before she left the restaurant in May 2008. She was the chef of Gottino in New York City, a restaurant known for its wines, until May 2010. Since September 2009, she has appeared several times as a judge on the Food Network's competition series show ''Chopped Chopped can have the following meanings: * Chopped and screwed Chopped and screwed (also called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
