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Marie Johnson (other)
Marie Johnson may refer to: * Marie Odee Johnson (1897–2004), American who was one of the last surviving women veterans from the First World War * Marie Johnson (suffragist) (1874–1974), Irish trade unionist, suffragist and teacher * Marie Johnson-Calloway Marie Johnson-Calloway ( Edwards; April 10, 1920 – February 11, 2018) was an American artist. She was born in Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland to Sidney Edwards (a minister) and Marie Edwards (a seamstress and artist). She worked in the fields of ... (1920–2018), American artist See also * Mary Johnson (other) {{hndis, Johnson, Marie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Odee Johnson
Marie Odee Johnson (July 23, 1897 – September 25, 2004) was an American who was one of the last surviving female veterans from the First World War. As a Yeoman (F), Johnson was among the first group of women to serve in the United States Navy in a non-nursing capacity. Biography Marie Odee Johnson was born in Quincy, Illinois, but her family moved to Dallas, Texas, when she was an infant. She was serving as a secretary with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Dallas when the United States entered World War I. Two of her brothers joined the Armed Forces and her sister was a Red Cross Nurse. The Navy recruiting office was near her office and the men who worked there convinced her that she would have a better job in the Navy. Johnson joined up at age 20. She didn't tell her "single parent father" that she joined at first. However, when she told her father that "he'd have to put a fourth star in the window" he congratulated her. Johnson was one of 12,000 women (other th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Johnson (suffragist)
Marie Annie Johnson (née Tregay; 24 December 1874 – 12 July 1974), was an Irish trade unionist, suffragist and teacher. Personal life Johnson was born in Truro, Cornwall, on 24 December 1874. Her father was James Tregay, a miner, who was blinded as a young man and ended up becoming a basket weaver. He believed in Irish home rule. Johnson was educated in Whitelands College in Chelsea, London, qualifying in 1894 as a teacher. She went to work in St. Multose's National school, Kinsale. There she met Thomas Johnson. She married him in Liverpool in 1898. He had worked in Kinsale where he met Johnson but went on to take a job that moved him with his family to Belfast. They had one son, actor Thomas James Frederick Johnson, in 1899. Both of them became involved in trade unionism. Her husband went on to become the leader of the Irish Labour Party, a TD and a Senator. Activism Together the couple worked to unionise the Belfast Mill Workers. Johnson worked closely with Winifred Carney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Johnson-Calloway
Marie Johnson-Calloway ( Edwards; April 10, 1920 – February 11, 2018) was an American artist. She was born in Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland to Sidney Edwards (a minister) and Marie Edwards (a seamstress and artist). She worked in the fields of painting and mixed-media assemblage. Education Born Marie Edwards in Pimlico, Baltimore, the African-American Johnson-Calloway first attended Coppin State Teacher's College. In 1952, she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree at Morgan State College, Baltimore, Maryland, in art education. In 1968, she received a Master of Arts in painting from San Jose State University as a Graduate Studies Experienced Teacher Fellow. She also obtained a Graduate Studies Fellowship at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. In 1976, she was approved for a Doctoral Equivalency at San Francisco State University. Throughout her educational journey, she taught at universities and colleges in the Bay Area until she retired from teaching in 1983. Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |