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Ellen Young (other)
Ellen Young may refer to: *Ellen Young (poet) (1810–1872), Australian poet, feminist, fighting for the rights of women and bringing attention to the lifestyle via poems * Ellen Young (politician) (born 1952), American politician, representative in the New York State Assembly See also *Martha Ellen Young Truman Martha Ellen Young Truman (November 25, 1852 – July 26, 1947) was the mother of U.S. president Harry Truman, the paternal grandmother of Margaret Truman, and the mother-in-law of Bess Truman. Biography Martha Ellen Young was born in J ... (1852–1947), the mother of U.S. president Harry Truman * Helen Young (other) {{hndis, Young, Ellen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Young (poet)
Ellen Francis Young (c. 1810 – 27 January 1872) was an English-born Australian early proto feminist poet living in the time of the Australian Gold Rush. Early life She was born Ellen Warboy, around 1810 in Hampshire, England. and married a chemist, Frederick Young in 1837, in St James Church, Clerkenwell, London. By 1841, they were living in Shoreditch, with Fredericks family, until he sailed to Australia in 1851. Ellen followed him two years later, arriving at Geelong in July 1853. They then left to dig for gold at Ballarat, arriving in February 1854. Frederick was a miner and the life that the Youngs led was a hard one as the income was minimal and they were poor. Ellen Young was one of the women who acted as a "leader" in the movement of women's rights. She organised petitions. Literary life Young wrote her first poem, published in the ''Geelong Advertiser'' on 1 June 1854. It was based on the conditions of life at the diggings and was first titled "Ballarat", altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Young (politician)
Ellen Young (; born 1952) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 22nd assembly district in the New York State Assembly. She was elected in 2006 to represent Flushing, Queens. She is currently the Chairwoman & CEO for the United Nations Global Peace Development Foundation. She lost in the 2008 primary for reelection to Grace Meng. The election was hotly contested as Young was supported by John Liu (current New York State Senator) and Meng was supported by her father, previous Assemblyman Jimmy Meng. Young came to New York at the age of 25 from Taiwan after graduating from Takming College in Taipei. She became the first Asian woman elected to the state legislature. She had a more substantial record than many first-term Assembly members, by passing five bills into law, including a measure to extend senior-citizen services. Therefore, Young became the first Asian American to pass a law in New York State. During her term in the New York State Legislature, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Ellen Young Truman
Martha Ellen Young Truman (November 25, 1852 – July 26, 1947) was the mother of U.S. president Harry Truman, the paternal grandmother of Margaret Truman, and the mother-in-law of Bess Truman. Biography Martha Ellen Young was born in Jackson County, Missouri, on November 25, 1852, to Solomon Young, a successful farmer who also had a business running Conestoga wagon trains along the Overland Trail, and his wife Harriet Louisa Gregg. In the American Civil War, the family were southern sympathizers and several relatives served in the Confederate Army. In later life, Martha told of how a band of Union-supporting Jayhawkers destroyed her family's farm one day in 1861, then came again in 1863 when the family was forced to evacuate by General Order 11 and required to move to Platte County, Missouri until after the war. This harsh treatment left Martha with a lifelong resentment for the winning Union side in the war. She was well-known for her Confederate sympathies (a sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
