Rebecca Young (minister)
Rebecca Young may refer to: * Rebecca Young (flag maker), flag maker during the American Revolution * Rebecca Young (politician) (1934–2008), Wisconsin politician and legislator * Rebecca Young (rugby) (born 1981), Australian rugby union and rugby league player * Rebecca Jordan-Young Rebecca M. Jordan-Young (born 1963), is an American feminist scientist and gender studies scholar. Her research focuses on social medical science, sex, gender, sexuality, and epidemiology. She is an Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and ...

Rebecca Young (flag Maker)
Rebecca (Flower) Young was a flag maker during the American Revolution. Her name appears in the logs of the commissary general for making "Continental Standards" as early as 1781, making her one of the earlier verified makers of the Flag of the United States. In addition to flags, she was also paid for making blankets and drum cases between the years of 1780 and 1785.Furlong, 137 In 1781, Young ran an ad in the ''Pennsylvania Packet'' advertising "all kinds of colors for the Army and Navy." She also sewed the standard for the First American Regiment under Colonel Josiah Harmar. Young had several family connections to important figures in United States history. In 1777, her brother, Colonel Benjamin Flower, was credited with saving the famous musical icon Liberty Bell from the tower of the old Pennsylvania State House (now "Independence Hall") when British forces captured Philadelphia. Her son, Dr. Benjamin Young, learned his profession from Dr. Benjamin Rush. Her daughter Mar ...
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Rebecca Young (politician)
Rebecca Conrad Young (February 28, 1934 – November 18, 2008) was a Wisconsin politician and legislator. Born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, Young graduated from University of Michigan and a MAT from Harvard University. She received her law degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1983. Young served on the Dane County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors, and the Madison, Wisconsin School Board. Young also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ... from 1985 to 1997. Young was diagnosed with cancer in 1997, forcing her to retire from her political career, and she died at her home in Madison in 2008. Notes People from Clairton, Pennsylvania Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin University of Michigan alumni University of ...
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Rebecca Young (rugby)
Rebecca Young (née Anderson; born 27 December 1981) is an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership. Primarily a , she is an Australian, New South Wales, Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister's XIII representative. In rugby union, she represented Australia at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup. Background Young was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and is of Indigenous Australian descent. She is married to former Newcastle Knights player Michael Young. Playing career Rugby union Young played rugby union for Merewether Carlton from 1999 to 2011 and represented the New South Wales Country team. In 2006, she represented Australia at the Women's World Cup in Canada. She was named in the Wallaroos 22-player squad that toured New Zealand in October 2007. Rugby league In 2011, Young began playing in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League and for the Indigenous All Stars in the inaugural wom ...
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