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Meg
Meg is a feminine given name, often a short form of Margaret, Megan, Megumi (Japanese), etc. It may refer to: People *Meg (singer) (born 1980), Japanese singer * Meg Baird, American musician * Meg Bateman, Scottish writer * Meg Bellamy, British actress * Meg Bennett (1948–2024), American screenwriter and actress * Meg Beresford (born 1937), British campaigner against nuclear weapons and activist * Meg Brown, Australian politician * Meg Bussert (born 1949), American opera singer *Meg Cabot (born 1967), American author of romantic and paranormal fiction * Meg Burton Cahill (born 1954), American politician and former Arizona state senator * Meg Campbell (1937–2007), New Zealand poet * Meg Christian (born 1946), American folk musician * Meg Connery (1881–1958), suffragist organizer and activist * Meg Cranston (born 1960), American artist *Meg Crofton, American businesswoman * Meg Daly, American evolutionary biologist * Meg Davis, American singer of traditional music * Meg DeLacy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Bussert
Meg Bussert (born October 21, 1949) is an American actress, singer and a university professor. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois,"Meg Bussert Biography" filmreference.com, accessed April 19, 2015 Bussert received her BA degree from Purchase College and her from Manhattanville College. Career Bussert made her[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Duffy
Meg Duffy is an American musician and guitarist who has played as a Session musician, studio musician on records by The War on Drugs (band), The War on Drugs, Weyes Blood, Perfume Genius, Sasami, and William Tyler (musician), William Tyler, among many others. Duffy was a longtime member of Kevin Morby's live band, is a current member of Perfume Genius's band, and is the sole member of Indie rock, indie-rock band Hand Habits. Background Duffy is originally from Amsterdam (city), New York, Amsterdam, New York, and first started playing guitar at 17, although they had played drums since 5th grade. After graduating from high school, Duffy attended Schenectady County Community College for guitar performance as the only female student in the program. After graduating from college they briefly relocated to Albany, New York, prior to joining Morby's band in Los Angeles, California. Duffy uses Genderqueer, non-binary Third-person pronoun, gender-neutral pronouns. Session work Duffy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Froelich
Meg M. Froelich is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 3rd district, which includes Greenwood Village, Colorado. Froelich assumed office on January 14, 2019. Early life and education Froelich is a native of Englewood, Colorado. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Bryn Mawr College, followed by Master of Arts in history from the University of Michigan. She earned a teaching credential in secondary education from the Dominican University of California. Career Prior to entering politics, Froelich worked as a producer for CBS News, A&E Networks, and PBS. Froelich was the co-producer, writer, and director of ''Strong Sisters,'' a documentary about female legislators in Colorado. She served as director of the Colorado chapter of NARAL Pro-Choice America and executive director of the Colorado Democratic Party. After incumbent Democrat Jeff Bridges was selected to fill a vacancy in the Colorado Senate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Frampton
Meg & Dia is an American rock band formed in 2004. It was founded by sisters Meg and Dia Frampton before becoming a five-piece act (renamed Cowards Courage and released the CD ''Straight Out of a Story Book in Las Vegas'') where they started, with additional members Eddie Friends, Ryan Hardy, Jon Cash and Alex Kruse. With the departure of the latter four, Meg & Dia subsequently reverted to their root name with additional members Nicholas Price, Jonathan Snyder (formerly of Madison) and Carlo Gimenez. Meg & Dia (also then known as The Meg & Dia Band) released their debut album, '' Our Home is Gone'', in 2005. At the time, the band consisted of just the two Frampton sisters, and the album's tracks were mostly acoustic songs. Meg played guitar and provided back-up vocals while Dia sang. A year later, they released their second album, '' Something Real'' which featured their most well known song "Monster", their first album released under Doghouse Records. The band signed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Connery
Meg Connery (27 June 1881 – 6 December 1958) was an Irish suffragist from Westport, County Mayo, Westport, County Mayo. Known for her wit and bravery, she was a prominent member of the Irish Women's Franchise League (IWFL) and participated in several demonstrations advocating for women's suffrage. Notably, in 1911, she was imprisoned for a week, and in 1912, she heckled Winston Churchill and broke windows in public protests to draw attention to the cause. Connery was arrested multiple times, and in 1913 she led a hunger strike while imprisoned for window-breaking at Dublin Castle. Connery played a key role in spreading the suffragist message, organising speaking tours in rural counties and regularly contributing to the feminist journal ''Irish Citizen''. During World War I, she critiqued laws like the Contagious Diseases Acts, seeing them as favouring men's interests. Connery's health deteriorated after a miscarriage in 1914, but she continued to campaign for women's rights a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Bateman
Vivienne Margaret 'Meg' Bateman (born 1959) is a Scottish academic, poet and short story writer. She is best known for her works written in Scottish Gaelic; however, she has also published work in the English language. Education and career Bateman was born in Edinburgh and grew up in the New Town area of the city. She studied Celtic at the University of Aberdeen and completed a PhD in medieval Scottish Gaelic language religious poetry. She taught Scottish Gaelic at the University of Aberdeen between 1991 and 1998 before moving to Isle of Skye to teach at the Gaelic college, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. She has also taught Scottish Gaelic at the University of Edinburgh and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews (, ; abbreviated as St And in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, f .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Emmerich
Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich (born 23 October 1986) is a Brazilian para judoka. Early life Emmerich was born in São Paulo, capital of the state of São Paulo, in 1986. She was born with optic nerve atrophy, a hereditary disease that causes vision loss. She moved to Maringá, a city in the interior of the state of Paraná. Judo career In 2018, Emmerich competed in two championships representing Brazil. The first was the Pan American Adaptive Judo Championships, held in Calgary, Canada, where she won the silver medal in the +70 kg category. In Lisbon, Portugal, she won the bronze medal for her category at the IBSA Judo World Championships, after losing to South Korean Park Ha-yeong. Emmerich was part of the Brazilian delegation, to participate in the 2019 Parapan American Games, held in Lima, Peru. She secured gold for Brazil, in the +70 kg category. Due to her victorious performance, she was elected the best judo athlete at the 2019 Paralympic Awards, held by the Brazili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the List of most popular given names, 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy (given name), Daisy, Greta (given name), Greta, Gretchen, Maggie, Madge (given name), Madge, Maisie (given name), Maisie, Marge, Margie, Margo (given name), Margo, Margot, Marnie (given name), Marnie, Meg, Megan, Molly (name), Molly, Peggy (given name), Peggy, and Rita (given name), Rita. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg DeLacy
Meg DeLacy is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Shiv (comics), Cindy Burman in the DC Universe (streaming service), DC Universe series ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl''. Early life DeLacy was born and raised in Southern California. Her mother is Filipina. Career DeLacy began her acting career in 2012, when she started creating music at the age of 8 before picking up a guitar when she was 12 years old. DeLacy has her own YouTube channel. In 2012, DeLacy made her feature film debut in the South Korean comedy-drama film ''Papa (2012 South Korean film), Papa'', in which she played the role of Maya. From 2013 to 2015, DeLacy was cast to play the lead role in the web series ''Side Effects'' portraying Whitney Connolly. In 2016, DeLacy had a recurring role in the teen drama series ''Recovery Road (TV series), Recovery Road'', playing Nyla. In 2017, DeLacy appeared as Candy in the comedy film ''Austin Found'' directed by Will Raee, which was released on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Donnelly
Meg Elizabeth Donnelly (born July 25, 2000) is an American actress. She played Taylor Otto in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''American Housewife'' (2016–2021), Addison Wells in the Disney Channel film series Zombies (franchise), ''Zombies'' (2018–present), and List of Supernatural and The Winchesters characters#Mary Winchester, Mary Campbell in the The CW, CW television series ''The Winchesters'' (2022–2023). Early life Donnelly was born in New York City and grew up in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. She is an only child. She began training in voice, dance and acting at the Annie's Playhouse School of Performing Arts in Far Hills, New Jersey at the age of six. She has appeared as a featured vocalist in several Kids of the Arts, Broadway Kids and Time To Shine productions in New York City. While in New York, to better communicate with Japanese exchange students at her high school, she began learning their language, later releasing one of her singles in Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Downie
Meg Downie (born 3 January 1989) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. AFLW career Downie was recruited by Melbourne as a free agent in October 2016. She made her debut in the 15 point loss to at Casey Fields Casey Fields is a $30 million, 70 hectare multi-sports complex in the City of Casey at Cranbourne East, a southeastern suburb of Melbourne. The complex is home to Australian rules football, cricket, netball, soccer, tennis, cycle spor ... in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played in the next round against , during which she was knocked out in a brutal clash with Collingwood player Sophie Casey. Downie suffered a heavy concussion and was unconscious for several minutes before leaving the ground on a stretcher. Casey was given a two match ban for the incident and Downie missed the remainder of the season due to a hamstring injury suffered moments before the clash. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Elison
Meg Elison (born May 10, 1982) is an American author and feminist essayist whose writings often incorporate the themes of female empowerment, body positivity, and gender flexibility. Her debut novel, ''The Book of the Unnamed Midwife'', won the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award, and her second novel, ''The Book of Etta'', was nominated for the award in 2017. Elison's work has appeared in several markets, including '' Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Terraform, '' McSweeney's Internet Tendency'', Catapult, and '' Electric Literature''. Elison "grew up a military brat with the United States ARMY" where she "lived all over the country." At fourteen she began working to support herself. Elison has lived in Missouri, Savannah, Nevada, North Carolina, Utah, Southern California, and New York, contributing to her vast ability for distinct settings. Background A high school dropout, Elison advanced through the California community college system and ultimately graduated from University of Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
