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Mary Harris
Mary Harris may refer to: * Mary Ann Harris Gay (1829–1918), American writer and poet * Mary Ann Leight Harris (born 1939), American field hockey player and coach * Mary Belle Harris (1874–1957), American prison administrator and reformer * Mary K. Harris (1905–1966), British children's writer * Mary Harris Armor (1863–1950), American temperance leader *Mary Harris Jones (1837–1930), Irish-born American community organiser * Mary Harris Smith (1844–1934), English accountant and entrepreneur * Mary Harris Thompson (1829–1895), American physician * Mary Harris (murderer), American murderer * Mary Harris (musician), American member of the music group Ambrosia * Mary Harris (public servant), New Zealand cricketer and public servant, clerk of the House of Representatives * Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity * Mary Lee Cagle (1864–1955), married name Mary Harris, pastor * Mary O'Brien Harris (1865–1938), British politician * Mary Packer Harris (1891–1978), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Harris Gay
Mary Ann Harris Gay (March 18, 1829 – November 21, 1918) was an American writer and poet from Decatur, Georgia, known for her memoir ''Life in Dixie During the War'' (1897) about her life in Atlanta in the American Civil War, Atlanta during the American Civil War. Author Margaret Mitchell said Gay's memoir inspired some passages in her novel ''Gone with the Wind (novel), Gone with the Wind'' (1936). Gay also published a book of poetry in 1858, which she republished after the war to raise money to help support her mother and sister. Gay was a support of the Confederacy, and after the end of the war, was active in efforts to preserve Confederate battlefields and construct Confederate monuments and memorials, Confederate monuments and cemeteries. Gay raised thousands of dollars to pay for a fence and gate at the newly established McGavock Confederate Cemetery in 1866 in Franklin, Tennessee. Her brother was among the nearly 2,000 Confederate soldiers reinterred there from temporar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel Of The Holy Trinity
The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity is the Anglican Chaplaincy's chapel on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter. It is located at the heart of the campus, beneath Queen's Building and adjacent to the Old Library and the Roborough Building. The chapel is served by the Lazenby Chaplain who is assisted in the chapel's worship life by a team of servers and the University Chapel Choir. History The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity within the University of Exeter which was designed and presented to the university by Dr E. Vincent Harris, OBE, in memory of his mother, was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Exeter on 26 June 1958. It was declared a Grade II Listed Building on 29 March 1988. The mural on the ceiling was painted by Sir Walter Thomas Monnington. Organ The pipe organ in the gallery was built in 1958, with modifications in the 1970s by Eustace and Alldridge and, later, by Percy Daniel & Co; it ceased being used in 2010 and an elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Harris
Mel Harris (born July 12, 1956) is an American actress best known for her role as Hope Murdoch Steadman in the ABC drama series ''Thirtysomething'' (1987–1991), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in 1990. Early life and education Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the daughter to Mary Michael "Mike", a high-school science teacher, and Warren Harris, football coach at Bethlehem High School and Princeton University. Harris grew up in North Brunswick, New Jersey and graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1974. Career In 1985, shortly before her 1986 acting debut, Harris appeared as a regular contestant on the Dick Clark-hosted syndicated game show '' The $100,000 Pyramid'', credited as Mel Kennerlyher third husband's surname. She returned to the game show in 1991, as a celebrity on the John Davidson-hosted show, with a clip of her win in 1985 shown in a flashback. Television Harris made her television debut in 1986, with a small role as a chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Virginia Harris
Mary Virginia Harris (1911-2004) was an American veteran of World War II who served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), which the U.S. Navy created as a program for women following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Harris wrote the manual for WAVES, called ''Guide Right'' (1944). Later in her career, she managed materials and records from the University of Pennsylvania’s excavations at the archaeological site of Hasanlu Tepe, in Iran. Career After graduating with a master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1937, Harris became dean of the Maryland College for Women and Pine Manor Junior College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. In 1942, Harris became one of the first American women to volunteer for active duty in the U.S. Navy, as a member of the United States Naval Reserve (Women’s Reserve), more commonly known as WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Harris wrote the training manual for WAVES, entitled, ''Guide Right'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Styles Harris
Mary Styles Harris (born June 26, 1949) is an American biologist and geneticist, president of Harris & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia, and owner of BioTechnical Communications, which produced the television documentary "To My Sister...A Gift for Life." Harris's media productions spotlight health issues of African Americans. These include campaigning for the need for the early detection of breast cancer, the genetics of Sickle cell disease, sickle-cell anemia and greater understanding of diabetes-related concerns. Other topics explored include HIV/AIDS, AIDS, cervical cancer, Colorectal cancer, colon cancer, hypertension and prostate cancer. Harris has been an advocate for bridging the gap in transparency in public health education between government officials and scientists so that important health information is made available to the public. Early life Harris was born in Nashville, Tennessee to George and Margaret Styles, while her father was earning his medical degree from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Packer Harris
Mary Packer Harris D.A. (Edin.) (30 July 1891 – 26 August 1978) was a Scottish artist and art teacher with a considerable career in South Australia. Early life and training Mary was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire the only daughter of musician and beekeeper Clement Antrobus Harris (c. 1862 – 12 February 1942) and his wife Mary Elizabeth Harris ( – 14 February 1937). Educated in Scotland she attended Morrison's Academy and Perth Academy before graduating with a diploma from the Edinburgh College of Art. In 1913 she did a post-graduate course in woodblock printing with F. Morley Fletcher, director of the College. She trained as a teacher with the Scottish Education Department and taught at Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland, then from 1918 at the Ayr Academy. South Australia An elder brother, Antrobus, was killed in the Flanders trenches in 1916. Another brother, John Brocas Harris ( –1967) had earlier emigrated to South Australia, served at Gallipoli with the Army Medica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary O'Brien Harris
Mary O'Brien Harris (1865 – 19 April 1938) was a British politician. Born Mary O'Brien, she was educated at Somerville College, Oxford. She joined the Fabian Society in 1894, and served on its executive committee from 1898 until 1901. She remained involved with the organisation, and was a prominent figure in the Fabian Women's Group for many years. She was also a founder member of the Socialist Quaker Society. O'Brien married J. Theodore Harris, and added his surname to her name. She served as headteacher of Clapton Girls' Academy for many years. In 1934, O'Brien Harris was elected to the London County Council as a Labour Party member, representing Hackney Central Hackney Central is a sub-district of Hackney, London, Hackney in the London Borough of Hackney in London, England and is four miles (6.4 km) northeast of Charing Cross. The Hackney Central area is focused on Mare Street and the retail area ..., and she held the seat until her death, in 1938. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Lee Cagle
Mary Lee (Harris) Cagle (12 September 1864 – 1955), sometimes called the Mother of Holiness in West Texas, was one of the first influential women and pastors in the early Church of the Nazarene. She was first married to the Rev. Robert Lee Harris, a revivalist. In 1894 Rev. Harris and his wife organized a fourteen-member church in Milan, Tennessee called New Testament Church of Christ. The church placed special emphasis on holiness. The influence of this movement that the Harris church started in Milan quickly spread into Arkansas and Texas. Upon Harris' death from tuberculosis, his wife took over his work with the assistance of a couple of other women in the church. In November 1904 the Milan New Testament Church of Christ met in Rising Star, Texas to agree to a church union with the Independent Holiness Church. Over the following year, a joint committee adopted the merger and took on the name "Holiness Church of Christ" Manual 1952 Historical Statement page 19 Mary Lee Cagle wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Harris (public Servant)
Mary Winifred Harris is a former New Zealand cricketer and public servant who served as Clerk of the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. She played 33 first-class cricket matches for Wellington between 1977 and 1986, and 12 One Day Internationals for the International XI women's cricket team at the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup. Early life and family Harris was born in New Plymouth. The family moved to Wellington when Harris's father, a school teacher, took a job at the Correspondence School. She was educated at Wellington Girls' College, and went on to study at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and geography. Career After leaving university, Harris was a violinist in the Wellington Regional Orchestra and worked part-time at Prudential Assurance. She began her state-sector career in 1979 when she was appointed to the Department of Statistics as an assistant investigating officer. After promotion to the position of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Leight Harris
Mary Ann Leight Harris, formerly Mary Ann Leight (born 1939), is a former American field hockey player and coach. She graduated from North Penn High School and attended Temple University. She was a multi-sport athlete who received nine varsity letter A varsity letter (or monogram) is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its recipient was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met. A person who ...s at Temple. She was a member of the United States national field hockey team from 1958 to 1973 and the team captain from 1971 to 1973. She later worked as a teacher and coach at Springfield High School, Sidwell Friends School, and Souderton High School. She compiled over 300 wins as a field hockey coach, and her teams won nine conference championships. In 1988, she became one of the charter inductees into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame. She was also inducted into the Temple Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Harris (musician)
Mary Harris is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Since 2012 she has performed as a member of the band Ambrosia. As a member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band she arranged vocals and sang on recordings and live performances, and has worked with Stewart Copeland and Stanley Clarke, and recorded for Pink Floyd. She is also a founding member of the group Tin Drum, along with her husband and musical partner Burleigh Drummond, who also performs with her in Ambrosia. Early life Harris began playing piano at age four, starting formal lessons at age five. She grew up from early childhood in the town of Three Rivers, California, where she performed from age ten on with family members locally. Early music career Harris' first paying music performances were with bands including Oak Grove and Fair Game in Three Rivers in the seventies and early eighties. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 1982. Professional career Harris became well known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
