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Mary Frances (Beattie) Sherwood
Mary Frances may refer to: * Mary Frances Allitsen (1848–1912), English composer * Mary Frances Berry (born 1938), American historian, writer, lawyer, activist, and professor * Mary Frances Billington (1862–1925), English journalist and writer * Mary Frances Clardy (born 1958), American politician * Mary Frances Clarke (c. 1802–1887), Irish nun * Mary Frances Creighton (1899–1936), American woman convicted and executed for murder * Mary Frances Crowley (1906–1990), Irish educator and nurse * Mary Frances Dowdall (1876–1939), English writer * Mary Frances Early (born 1936), American educator * Mary Frances Garrigus (1891–1918), Native American lawyer * Mary Frances Gerety (1916–1999), American copywriter * Mary Frances Gunner (1894–1953), African American playwright and community leader * Mary Frances Heaton (1801–1878), English woman permanently committed to an insane asylum * Mary Frances Isom (1865–1920), American librarian * Mary Frances Jeffries (1819–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Allitsen
Mary Frances Allitsen (30 December 1848 – 1 October 1912) was an English composer. One of her most popular songs is a setting of Psalm 27, " The Lord is My Light"."The Lord is My Light" (1897) Boosey & Company, London Her real name was Mary Bumpus, according to the '' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Biography Frances Allitsen was born in London, and as a child was far more inclined to literature than to music. But although she had written a novel and some short stories, she finally abandoned literature and devoted herself to music."Popular Lady Composers" (Jul–Dec 1895) ''Strand Musical Magazine'' p.251, London[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Linder Fitzpatrick
Mary Frances Linder Fitzpatrick (1861–1955) was an American botanist. Early life and education Mary Frances Linder was born in September 1861, one of ten children of Anton and Katherine Linder. She attended public school in Iowa City. She graduated from the State University of Iowa and wrote one of the university's first bachelor's theses, "A Brief Description of Nine Species of Hepaticae Found in the Vicinity of Iowa City" in 1886. Per botanist Diana Horton, this was likely done under the guidance of Prof. Thomas MacBride. In addition to being a student, she was employed as a botany assistant at the University of Iowa in 1889 and 1890. Ms. Linder was listed as a botany instructor in the Pharmaceutical Department and she did some post-graduate work in Bonn, Germany.Graceland College. 1911. Graceland College Bulletin. Vol. 7. Publ. by Graceland College. Lamoni, Iowa. pp. 10 & 12 of 80. Marriage Linder married Thomas Jefferson Fitzpatrick on August 26, 1896, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Vashon
Mary Frances Vashon (1818 – September 1854) also known as Mary Frances Colder, and by her pen name Fanny Homewood, was an African-American journalist and an abolitionist in the 19th century. She is one of the earliest African-American female journalists. Biography She was born in 1818 in Virginia, to parents Anne (née Smith) and John Bathan Vashon. In 1822, they moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where her father opened a saloon and livery stable and her brother, George Boyer Vashon, would be born two years later, in 1824. In 1829, her father moved the family to Pittsburgh, where he became a successful barber. This success led him to become a wealthy landowner and allowed him to open Pittsburgh's first bathhouse which he used as a stop on Pittsburgh's Underground Railroad. Her father, at that point the wealthiest black man in Pittsburgh, spared no expense on her education. Because Pittsburgh did not provide public education for black children at the time, her father began a sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Tucker
Mary Frances Tucker (, Tyler; May 16, 1837 – 1902) was an American poet. Not a prolific writer, her best work was inspired by a moral sentiment. About the year 1854, two of Tucker's poems appeared in ''The National Era'' which soon became popular, and which afterwards, periodically, went the rounds of the press. The one more often printed, perhaps, was "Cometh A Blessing Down". Other notable poems include "Goin Up And Coming Down" (1856) and "Sonnet" (1856). Early life Mary Frances Tyler was born in the town of York, Washtenaw County, Michigan, May 16, 1837. In 1849, when she was twelve years old, her family removed to Fulton, New York, where she was reared and carefully educated. She was then a slight, winsome, vivacious girl, with curling golden hair and large expressive gray eyes which, during conversation, fairly glowed and talked in unison with her lips. Her command of language was wonderful, and the right words seemed to come at the right time without hesitation or bid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Ata (actress)
Mary Frances Thompson Fisher (December 3, 1895 – October 25, 1995), best known as Te Ata, was an actress and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation known for telling Native American stories. She performed as a representative of Native Americans at state dinners before President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1957 and was named Oklahoma's first State Treasure in 1987. Name etymology Her stage name, Te Ata, was said to originate from the Maori language, meaning, "the morning". This is true, in that "te ata" means "the morning" in Maori, but it is contested by the fact that there was no relation between Te Ata and the Maori. Some Chickasaw speakers say that her name originates from "itti' hata, an old word meaning sycamore, birch, or cottonwood, and that, in order to further accentuate her name, she changed it to "Te Ata". Early life Te Ata was born Mary Frances Thompson in Emet, Chickasaw Nation (now in Johnston County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons (1844 – 8 November 1896), frequently referred to as Mrs. Scott-Siddons, was a British actor and dramatic reader. Her paternal great-grandmother was Sarah Siddons. After a struggle, Scott-Siddons secured an engagement and made her professional debut at Nottingham, in 1866. as Portia in ''The Merchant of Venice''. She was well received there and in Edinburgh, and in the following year, attained a great success as a Shakespearean reader in London, where in 1868 she played the part of Rosalind in ''As You Like It'' at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, and afterward appeared as Juliet, drawing immense audiences. Her beauty and grace of person contributed more to her success than her histrionic talent, and though a spirited and thoroughly natural actress, she lacked the technical training and necessary vigor. In her readings she was more successful. She played in New York City in 1868, and was not well received, nor were her subsequent appearances in London suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Schervier
Mary Frances Schervier, TOSF (3 January 1819 – 14 December 1876) was the founder of two religious congregations of religious sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, both committed to serving the neediest of the poor. One, the Poor Sisters of St. Francis, is based in her native Germany, and the other, the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, was later formed from its province in the United States. She was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1974. Early life Frances Schervier ( ger, Franziska) was born into a wealthy family in Aachen, Germany. Her father, Johann Heinrich Schervier, was a wealthy needle factory owner and the vice-mayor of Aachen. Her French mother, Maria Louise Migeon, the goddaughter of Emperor Francis I of Austria, provided a strict home environment. After the death of both her mother and two sisters from tuberculosis when she was thirteen, Schervier became the homemaker for her father, and developed a reputation for generosity to the poor, from her growin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Ronalds
Mary Frances Ronalds RRC DStJ (née Carter; August 23, 1839 – July 28, 1916) was an American socialite and amateur singer who is best known for her long affair with the composer Arthur Sullivan in London in the last decades of the nineteenth century and for her musical salons. After separating from her husband, Ronalds moved with her children from New York to Paris in 1867, then to Tunis in 1869, and eventually to London in 1875. She was accepted into royal social circles and was a popular hostess. A noted beauty, she became romantically involved with Arthur Sullivan during the 1870s and continued as his companion until his death in 1900. She was much admired as a singer and became famously associated with one of Sullivan's most popular songs, "The Lost Chord". Early life Ronalds, generally called "Fanny", was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph Ballard Carter (1813–1889) and his wife,Ainger, p. 129 Mary (née Chamberlain) Carter (died 1898). In 1859 at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Reynolds
Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned almost 70 years. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film '' Three Little Words''. Her breakout role was her first leading role, as Kathy Selden in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952). Her other successes include ''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'' (1953), ''Susan Slept Here'' (1954), ''Bundle of Joy'' (1956 Golden Globe nomination), ''The Catered Affair'' (1956 National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Winner), and '' Tammy and the Bachelor'' (1957), in which her performance of the song " Tammy" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' music charts. In 1959, she released her first pop music album, titled ''Debbie''. She starred in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), '' How the West Was Won'' (1962), and '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964), a biographical film abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeeter Davis
Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's " The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Victor. In the late 1950s, she became a solo star. One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by ''The New York Times'' music critic Robert Palmer. Early life Davis was born Mary Frances Penick on December 30, 1931, the first of seven children born to farmer William Lee and Sarah Rachel Penick (née Roberts), in Glencoe, Kentucky. Because her grandfather thought she had a lot of energy for a young child, he nicknamed Mary Frances "Skeeter" (slang for mosquito), a name she carried for the rest of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Frances Overbeck
The Overbeck sisters (Margaret, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Mary Frances) were American women potters and artists of the Arts and Crafts Movement who established Overbeck Pottery in their Cambridge City, Indiana, home in 1911 with the goal of producing original, high-quality, hand-wrought ceramics as their primary source of income. The sisters are best known for their fanciful figurines, their skill in matte glazes, and their stylized designs of plants and animals in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. The women owned and handled all aspects of their artistic enterprise until 1955, when the last of the sisters died and the pottery closed. As a result of their efforts, the Overbecks managed to become economically independent and earned a modest living from the sales of their art. Examples of their art have been exhibited at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915) and the Century of Progress (1933), as well as in exhibitions hosted by the General Federation of Women's Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary-Frances Monroe
Mary-Frances Monroe (born February 7, 1980) is an American former soccer midfielder who played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team. Following her professional career, Monroe went on to serve as head coach of the University of Albany women's soccer team and then, in May 2013, took on head coaching duties for the Miami Hurricanes Women's Soccer team at the University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, .... Following the 2017 season she was relieved of her duties as head coach. References External links Boston Breakers player profileBoston Aztec player profileNew England Mutiny player profileWUSA player profileat SoccerTimes.com 1980 births Living people United States women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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