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Bronwen
Bronwen () is a Welsh feminine given name. It is closely associated with the similar name '' Branwen'', which appears in medieval Welsh literature. Used in Wales since the 19th century, it was introduced to the English-speaking public at large by a character in the Richard Llewellyn novel ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1939).Sheard, K. M. (2011), , p. 110, . Notable bearers of the name include: * Bronwen Astor (1930–2017), English model * Dame Bronwen Holdsworth (born 1943), New Zealand businesswoman and arts patron * Bronwen Dickey (born 1981), American author * Bronwen Hughes, Canadian film director * Bronwen Knox, Australian water polo centre back/centre forward * Bronwen Maher (born 1957), Irish politician *Bronwen Manby, British human rights scholar and lobbyist * Bronwen Mantel (born 1950), Canadian actress * Bronwen Saunders (born 1978), Canadian curler * Bronwen Wallace Bronwen Wallace (26 May 1945 – 25 August 1989) was a Canadian poet and short story writer. Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Astor
Janet Bronwen Astor, Viscountess Astor (born Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh; 6 June 1930 – 28 December 2017) was an English fashion model and psychotherapist. She was muse to the couturier Pierre Balmain, who called her one of the most beautiful women he had ever met. Early life Although born in London, Janet (generally known by her middle name, "Bronwen") was raised in Hampstead, Middlesex, since 1965 in north London. She was the daughter of Sir John Alun Pugh, a Welsh county court judge, and Kathleen (née Goodyear) Pugh. After the sudden death of a friend in 1951, she embarked on an inner journey of self-discovery culminating in 1959 in a profound mystical experience. Career Before her marriage, Bronwen had a career as "the most celebrated model of her generation" and, later, as a BBC television presenter. She was muse to Pierre Balmain, the Parisian couturier, who said she was one of the world's most beautiful women along with Greta Garbo, Vivien Leigh and Marlene Dietrich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Holdsworth
Dame Bronwen Scott Holdsworth (née Pearson; born 13 September 1942) is a New Zealand businesswoman and arts patron from Gisborne, New Zealand. Private life Bronwen Scott Pearson was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1942. She received her secondary education at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School. Her parents, Tom and Ngara Pearson, moved to Gisborne in 1960 where her father was the vicar of the Holy Trinity parish. She remained in Wellington to study English, music, politics and philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington. She continued her association with Gisborne even after her parents had moved on and in 1966, she met local farmer and engineer Peter Holdsworth just before she was posted to Malaysia with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic service. She returned to New Zealand in 1969 and Peter Holdsworth and Bronwen Pearson married in 1970. Since their marriage, they have lived in Te Karaka near Gisborne, initially running the Holdsworth family farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Manby
N. Bronwen Manby is a British human rights scholar and lobbyist specialized in comparative nationality law, statelessness, and legal identity in Africa. She is an independent consultant and a senior policy fellow and guest lecturer at the MSc in human rights in the London School of Economics. Manby was previously the deputy director of the African branch of the Human Rights Watch. Life Manby completed degrees at the University of Oxford and Columbia University. She is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. Her work focuses on human rights in Africa with a focus on comparative nationality law, statelessness, and legal identities. On October 20, 2015, Manby graduated with a Ph.D. from Maastricht University's Faculty of Law. Her dissertation, ''Citizenship and statelessness in Africa: the law and politics of belonging'', was conducted under supervisor Gerard-René de Groot and co-supervisor Olivier Vonk. Manby was awarded Order of the British Empire in 2004. Manby was depu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Dickey
Bronwen Dickey (born, May 17, 1981) is an American author, journalist, and lecturer. Education Bronwen Dickey obtained an MFA in Non-fiction Writing from Columbia University in 2009. She is also a graduate of the esteemed, Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford Connecticut. Class of 1999. Authorship Dickey is a contributing editor at ''The Oxford American'' and the author of '' Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon''. Her book attempted to show that negative views about the breed have often been shaped by misunderstandings of pit bulls and their history. This led to her unwittingly becoming a "heroine" for the pro-pit bull community and the target of threats and harassment from those who see her as an "apologist" for a so-called "vicious animal." She was a finalist for the 2017 National Magazine Award in feature writing and won a Lowell Thomas Award in the category "Magazine Article on U.S./Canada Travel". Academia Dickey's a Visiting Lecturer on Journalism and Public Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Knox
Bronwen Knox (born 16 April 1986) is an Australian water polo centre back/centre forward. She attended Hartwick College and Griffith University, earning a Bachelor of Biomedical Science, and works as a laboratory assistant. She started playing water polo when she was fourteen. She played for the National Water Polo League's Queensland Breakers before switching to the Victorian Tigers for the 2012 season. In 2013–14 season she played for the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos in the European competitions, winning the LEN Trophy. Knox has represented Australia as a member of Australia women's national water polo team on both the junior and senior levels. She has won the gold medal at the 2006 FINA World Cup, the silver medal at the 2007 World Championship, the 2010 FINA World Cup and the 2010 FINA World League, and the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 FINA World League. She was a member of the Australia women's Olympic team that won a bronze medal in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Maher
Bronwen Maher (born 4 January 1957) is a former member of Dublin City Council who represented the Clontarf electoral area. She was elected as a Green Party councillor in 2004 on her third attempt. She was elected Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin in June 2005, and elected Chairman of the Dublin Regional Authority 2007–2008. She is a former member of the Irish Green Party. She was the Green Party candidate at the 2007 general election in the Dublin North-Central constituency receiving 5% of the vote. Author of the Green Party's "Manifesto for Women" and Green Party Spokesperson on Women's Affairs between 2002 and 2007, she also coordinated the party's Women's policy review and submission to the National Plan for Women 2002. Originally from Artane, she was educated at Maryfield College, Drumcondra and the Holy Faith in Clontarf. She is married with one son and lives in Killester. Maher joined the Green Party in 1989 and held many positions in the party over the years – as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Wallace
Bronwen Wallace (26 May 1945 – 25 August 1989) was a Canadian poet and short story writer. Life and career Wallace was born in Kingston, Ontario. She attended Queen's University, Kingston (B.A. 1967, M.A. 1969). In 1970, she moved to Windsor, Ontario, where she founded a women's bookstore and became active in working class and women's activist groups. In 1977, she returned to Kingston, where she worked at a women's shelter and taught at St. Lawrence College and Queen's. She wrote a weekly column for the ''Kingston Whig-Standard''. In 1988, she was writer-in-residence at the University of Western Ontario. Her collections testify to her social activism involving women's rights, civil rights, and social policy. A primary focus of her work was violence against women and children. In a series of letters published in 1994 as ''Two Women Talking: Correspondence 1985-1987'', Wallace and poet Erín Moure discuss feminist theory. Mouré defends the language philosophers (particularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Hughes
Bronwen Hughes is a Canadian film director. She was born in Toronto and is of Welsh descent. A graduate of the Department of Film, York University, she has directed commercials and feature films. Filmography Films Television Music videos * Silk - "Freak Me" (1993) * Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ... - " Lucky One" (1994) Awards * 25th Genie Award (2005): nominated for Best Achievement in Direction for ''Stander'' References External links * Canadian film producers Canadian television directors Canadian women film directors Canadian women film producers Canadian women screenwriters Film directors from Toronto Living people Canadian women television directors Writers from Toronto Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Saunders
Bronwen Webster (born Bronwen Saunders; August 2, 1978) is a Canadian curler from Alberta. Career Webster won her provincial junior championship earning her a right to represent Alberta at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. Her team finished with a 5-7 record. After playing with Heather Rankin at the 2001 Olympic Trials, Webster would skip her own team again and play with Crystal Rumberg and participate in numerous Alberta Provincial Championships. Webster joined the Olympic bronze-medalist Shannon Kleibrink rink in 2006 as the second on the team. Webster won her first provincial title as a member of the Kleibrink team in 2008. She married Kevin Webster in August 2008 At the 2011 Canada Cup of Curling, it was announced that Webster, who is expecting her first child, will sit out for the rest of the season following the event. She was replaced by Carolyn McRorie Carolyn Darbyshire-McRorie (born December 6, 1963) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Mantel
Bronwen Mantel (born 29 October 1948) is a Canadian actress. Mantel has appeared in numerous movies and has done extensive voice acting in animated films and television series. Early life and career Mantel was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She has appeared in several movies including ''Secret Window'' and ''Gothika'', and as a voice actress in the TV series ''Mega Babies'', '' Adventures of the Little Koala'', ''Arthur'', ''Bobobobs'', ''Tripping the Rift'', '' Sharky and George'', ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', ''Papa Beaver's Storytime'', ''A Bunch of Munsch'', ''Young Robin Hood'', ''The Smoggies'', ''Princess Sissi'', ''What's with Andy?'', ''Christopher Columbus'', '' Adventures of the Little Mermaid'', '' Adventures of Pinocchio'', ''Caillou'', ''The Little Lulu Show'', ''Cat Tales'', ''The World of David the Gnome'', '' Spirou'', ''Anna Banana'', ''Diplodos'', '' Nutsberry Town'', ''Lucky Luke'', ''C.L.Y.D.E.'', ''Jungle Tales'', ''The Country Mouse and the City Mouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Green Was My Valley
''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own personal experiences but this was found to be untrue after his death; Llewellyn was English-born and spent little time in Wales, though he was of Welsh descent. Llewellyn gathered material for the novel from conversations with local mining families in Gilfach Goch. In the United States, Llewellyn won the National Book Award for favourite novel of 1940, voted by members of the American Booksellers Association. "Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 16 February 1941, page BR12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851–2007). Plot summary The novel is set in South Wales during the reign of Queen Victoria. It tells the story of the Morgans, a respectable mining family of the South Wales Valleys, through the eyes of one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwyn
Bronwyn is a Welsh feminine given name, a variant of the mostly feminine version Bronwen/ Branwen, literally meaning "White Raven (or Crow)" or, abstractly, "White Breast" (from ''bran'', raven, and ''bron'' ("breast") and 'g'''wen'' ("white, fair, blessed)".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Bronwen" Retrieved on 22 January 2016. Because the suffix ''-wyn'' is grammatically masculine in Welsh, Bronwyn is a spelling generally only used for female names in the English-speaking world outside Wales. The name may refer to: People *Bronwyn Bancroft (born 1958), Australian artist *Bronwyn Bishop (born 1942), Australian politician *Bronwyn Calver (born 1969), Australian cricketer *Bronwyn Drainie (born 1945), Canadian journalist * Bronwyn Eagles (born 1980), Australian athlete *Bronwyn Eyre (born 1971), Canadian provincial politician *Bronwyn Halfpenny (born 1963), Australian politician * Bronwyn Hayward, New Zealand political scientist *Bronwyn Hill (born 1960), British civil servant *Bronw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
