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Eleanor Smith (other)
Eleanor Smith may refer to: *Eleanor Smith (politician) (born 1957), British Labour Party MP *Lady Eleanor Smith (1902–1945), English writer *Eleanor Smith (activist) (1822–1896), Irish educational activist *Eleanor Smith (suffragist) (1828–1913), New Zealand suffragist and magazine editor *Eleanor Sophia Smith (1858–1942), American composer and educator See also * Elinor Smith (1911–2010), pioneering American aviator, known as "The Flying Flapper of Freeport" * Rosalynn Carter (born Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, 1927) *Ella Smith (other) *Ellen Smith (other) *Helen Smith (other) Helen Smith may refer to: * Helen Smith (literary scholar), scholar of English literature * Helen Smith (baseball) (1922–2019), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Helen Smith (fencer) (born 1953), Australian Olympic fencer * ... *Elenore Smith Bowen, pen name of American cultural anthropologist Laura Bohannan (1922–2002) *Ellie Smith, 2014 winner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Smith (politician)
Eleanor Patricia Smith (born 5 July 1957) is a British Labour politician and trade unionist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West from 2017 to 2019. She served as the President of the trade union Unison from 2011 to 2012, and the Vice President from 2009 to 2011. Early career Smith started training to be a nurse in 1977, and worked as theatre nurse from 1984–2017 at Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust. Smith was elected to serve as the first black woman President, from 2011 to 2012, and Vice President, from 2009 to 2011, of the trade union Unison. She later became the regional council chair of Trades Union Congress Midlands. Parliamentary career Smith was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton South West at the 2017 general election, succeeding outgoing Labour MP Rob Marris with an increased majority. She credited her victory to backing from Unison and Momentum activists rather than her Constituency Labour Party, who she said made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Eleanor Smith
Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith (7 August 1902 – 20 October 1945) was an English writer and active member of the Bright Young Things. Life Born in Birkenhead, England in 1902, Smith was the eldest child of the politician F. E. Smith's three children; her mother was Margaret Furneaux, daughter of the academic Henry Furneaux. Eleanor Smith was great-granddaughter of Joseph Severn on her mother's side, the Devonshire Furneaux, a Norman family. Her brother was Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead, and her sister Lady Pamela married Hon. Michael Berry. Her father was created Earl of Birkenhead in 1922. She went to Miss Douglas's school at Queen's Gate. At Queen's Gate she met Lady Allanah Harper, Zita Jungman, and Teresa "Baby" Jungman and together they became early members of what the British press would call the " Bright Young Things", a nickname given by the tabloid press to a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. As a young girl, she s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Smith (activist)
Eleanor Elizabeth Smith (30 September 1822 – 15 September 1896) was an Irish educational activist. She became one of three trustees running Bedford College. At the time Bedford College was one of the few places where women might receive something approaching university level education. Bedford College was said to be the first British institution run by women Early years Smith was born in Dublin, in Ireland, the daughter of John Smith (1792–1828) and his wife, Mary Murphy. Her father was a barrister, but he died in 1828, and Mary then moved the family to various locations in England before settling in Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Smith had thirteen siblings, with her younger brother Henry John Stephen Smith becoming a prominent mathematician. Smith developed a strong interest in languages, teaching herself Hebrew when she was only seven years old. She later traveled widely around Europe, indulging her interest in European literature. Career In the 1860s, Smith moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Smith (suffragist)
Eleanor Phoebe Smith (née Macleod; 1828 – 19 March 1913) was a New Zealand suffragist and magazine editor. She was considered one of the pioneers of the woman suffrage movement in New Zealand. Early life Smith was born in Bristol, England and married James Thomas Smith in 1849. The couple emigrated from England with five children in 1860 - one infant died during the voyage. The family settled in Christchurch, New Zealand and a further two children were born there. She was the mother of William Sydney Smith (1852-1929) who later changed his name to Lovell-Smith, after having married two powerful advocates of women's rights in New Zealand: Mary Jane "Jennie" Cumberworth (1848-1924) and, upon her death, Kate Sheppard (1847-1934). Two of her daughters, Lucy Masey Smith (1861-1936) and Eleanor Swaffield Smith (1863-1939), also were involved in the suffrage movement. Professional career and women's rights activism In 1885, Smith became the editor of the magazine ''New Zealand T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Sophia Smith
Eleanor Sophia Smith (June 15, 1858 – June 30, 1942) was an American composer and music educator. She was one of the founders of Chicago's Hull House Music School, and headed its music department from 1893 to 1936. Born into a musical family, Smith taught herself to play the piano and later became a classically trained musician. Earning a teaching degree, she began publishing music compositions for children using the philosophy of Friedrich Fröbel, advocating for less memorization and drilling and more attention to intuitive appreciation of music. Studying composition and voice in Germany, she also toured the country observing choirs and their teaching techniques. Returning to the United States in 1890, Smith began working at the settlement house, Hull House, as a music instructor. Within three years she had co-founded the Hull House Music School, a school which followed her progressive teaching ideas, cross-training students in vocal music as well as instruments. Simultane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elinor Smith
Elinor Smith (August 17, 1911 – March 19, 2010) was a pioneering American aviator,Phyllis R. MosesThe Amazing Aviatrix Elinor Smith ''Woman Pilot'', March 30, 2008. Accessed online December 15, 2008. once known as "The Flying Flapper of Freeport". She was the first woman test pilot for both Fairchild and Bellanca (now AviaBellanca).Elinor Smith , Cradle of Aviation Museum. Accessed online December 15, 2008. She was the youngest licensed pilot in the world at age 16. Early life Smith was born Elinor Regina Patricia Ward (her actor father changed his name to Tom Smith, thus she became Elinor Smith) in New York City and grew up in Freeport, |
Rosalynn Carter
Eleanor Rosalynn Carter ( ; née Smith; born August 18, 1927) is an American writer and activist who served as First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981 as the wife of President Jimmy Carter. For decades, she has been a leading advocate for numerous causes, including mental health. Carter was politically active during her White House years, sitting in on Cabinet meetings. She was her husband's closest adviser. She also served as an envoy abroad, particularly in Latin America. Like her husband, Rosalynn Carter is considered a key figure in the Habitat for Humanity charity. After Bess Truman, Carter is the second-longest lived First Lady of the United States. Early life Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born on August 18, 1927, in Plains, Georgia. She was the eldest of four children of Wilburn Edgar Smith, an auto mechanic, bus driver and farmer, and Frances Allethea "Allie" Murray Smith, a teacher, dressmaker and postal worker. Her brothers were William Jerrold "Jerry" Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Smith (other) (born 2000), Australian rules (AFLW) footballer
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Ella Smith may refer to: * Ella Gaunt Smith (1868–1932), American doll manufacturer *Ella May Dunning Smith (1860-1934) American author, composer and pianist * Ella Smith (actress) (born 1983), Welsh actress *Ella Smith (footballer) Ella Smith may refer to: *Ella Gaunt Smith (1868–1932), American doll manufacturer *Ella Smith (actress) Ella Smith (born 6 June 1983) is an English actress. Early life While at drama school, Smith was a winner of the Carleton Hobbs Award a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Smith (other)
Ellen Smith may refer to: * Ellen Smith (Fabian), British suffragette and social reformer *Ellen Smith ''alias'' for Muriel Scott, Scottish suffragette *Poor Ellen Smith, 19th century popular murder ballad * Ellen M. Smith Three-Decker, house in Worcester, Massachusetts *Mary Ellen Smith Mary Ellen Spear Smith (October 11, 1863 – May 3, 1933) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. She was the first female Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,Eleanor Smith (other) * Helen Smith (other) {{Hndis, Smith, Ellen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Smith (other)
Helen Smith may refer to: * Helen Smith (literary scholar), scholar of English literature * Helen Smith (baseball) (1922–2019), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Helen Smith (fencer) (born 1953), Australian Olympic fencer * Helen Smith (nurse) (1956–1979), died in suspicious circumstances in Saudi Arabia *Helen Smith (psychologist), American forensic psychologist * Helen Smith (politician) (1927–2007), New Zealand politician in the Values Party * Helen Smith (writer) (born 1968), English novelist and dramatist * Helen Douglas Smith (1886–1955), Canadian politician * Helen Fairchild Smith (died 1926), professor of English literature and Dean of Wells College * Helen Hay Smith (1873–1918), New Zealand clothing manufacturer and retailer * Helen Macpherson Smith (1874–1951), Australian philanthropist *Helen Sobel Smith (1909–1969), American bridge player * Helen Wong Smith (fl. 1980s–2010s), American archivist and librarian * Helen Smith, a character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Bohannan
Laura Bohannan (née Laura Marie Altman Smith), (1922 – March 19, 2002) pen name Elenore Smith Bowen, was an American cultural anthropologist best known for her 1966 article, "Shakespeare in the Bush." Bohannan also wrote two books during the 1960s, ''Tiv Economy'', with her husband, and ''Return to Laughter'', a novel. These works were based on her travels and work in Africa between 1949 and 1953. Early life Bohannan's undergraduate education was at the University of Arizona, where she met her husband Paul J. Bohannan. They married May 15, 1943. In 1951 Bohannan received her doctorate from Oxford University. Tiv Off and on from 1949 to 1953 Bohannan and her husband lived among the Tiv tribe of central Nigeria. They would be the subject of her major works. "Shakespeare in the Bush" is often anthologized because of its subject matter and unique perspective. Bohannan, while living in a small village in Nigeria, attempts to tell the story of Hamlet to a group of villagers. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
