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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] |
Helen Smith (literary Scholar)
Helen Smith is a scholar of English literature. She is Professor of Renaissance Literature and Head of the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York. Career Smith completed a Master of Arts degree at the University of Glasgow, before carrying out her doctoral studies at the University of York; her PhD was awarded in 2003 for her thesis "'Grossly material things': women and textual production in England, c. 1550–1650". She taught at the University of St Andrews and at the University of Hertfordshire, and then joined the Department of English and Related Literature at York in 2004. She has since held a senior lectureship, readership and professorship there; as of 2018, she is also head of the department."Professor Helen Smith" ''University of York''. Retrieved 21 September 2018. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Smith (baseball)
Helen "Gig" Smith (January 5, 1922 – January 17, 2019) was a utility infielder who played briefly in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. Smith was born and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. An all-around athlete in college, both in basketball and softball, she served in the Army during World War II, just after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Smith joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, where she drew illustrations for the WAAC newspaper based at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia, and also played as a catcher on a women’s fast-pitch softball team. She was transferred to the Pentagon in 1944 to work in Army Military Intelligence, working in cartography. She was discharged in 1945 and made her debut in the AAGPBL in its 1947 season, playing for the Kenosha Comets before joining the Grand Rapids Chicks in 1948. Following her baseball career, Smith attended and graduated from Pratt Art Institute in New York City. She sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Smith (fencer)
Helen Leslie Smith (born 31 July 1953) is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... She was a long-standing member of the VRI Fencing Club before joining other clubs in the 1990s. On 10 October 2009, in recognition of her services to the Federation Internationale d'Escrime (FIE), the Australian Fencing Federation and selection to three Olympiad, she was inducted to the VRI Hall of Fame. References 1953 births Living people Australian female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Australia Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of Australia People from Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Smith (nurse)
Helen Linda Smith (3 January 1956 – 20 May 1979) was a British nurse who died in allegedly suspicious circumstances in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after apparently falling from a balcony during a party. Her father refused to accept that her death was an accident, and alleged that there was a conspiracy to conceal the truth. Mr Smith's campaign led to changes in the rules concerning inquests to violent deaths of UK citizens occurring outside the country. Helen Smith's body was stored for thirty years before being cremated in 2009. The official version of her death was never disproved. Death Following a party at the house of Richard Arnot and his wife Penny, the bodies of Helen (23) and Johannes Otten (35), a Dutch tugboat captain, were found in the street 70 feet below the Arnots' sixth floor balcony. Helen was found lying in the road clothed but with her underpants partly off and Johannes, whose underpants were around his thighs, was impaled upon the spiked railings surrounding the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Smith (psychologist)
Helen Smith is a forensic psychologist in Knoxville, Tennessee, who specializes in violent children and adults. She holds a Ph.D from the University of Tennessee and master's degrees from The New School for Social Research and the City University of New York. She has written ''The Scarred Heart: Understanding and Identifying Kids Who Kill'', and was writer and executive producer of ''Six'', a documentary about the murder of a family in Tennessee by teens from Kentucky. The film highlights the inadequacies of the school, mental health and criminal justice systems in preventive treatment of troubled teens; the film was shown at a 2003 film festival in Tennessee. More recently, Smith wrote ''Men on Strike: Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream - and Why It Matters''. The National Review interviewed Smith about the book which was also discussed in the media, and within an op-ed piece in the Boston Globe. The Independent Women's Forum presents Smith as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Smith (politician)
Helen Mary Smith (25 May 1927 – 26 December 2007) was a Porirua, New Zealand city councillor from 1973 until 2001. First elected in a by-election in as a Values Party candidate, Smith stood as Values candidate for the Porirua electorate in the , and elections, with votes of 1051, 2176 and 2043; coming third each time and gaining the highest number of votes of any Values Party candidate in the country in 1978. Smith was also the runner-up in the 1977 mayoral election in Porirua. Smith was an activist in Porirua over several community issues. From 1980 to 2001, when she was narrowly defeated (leaving no artists on the council) Smith was chairperson of the Community Development Committee, which saw her responsible for the library services in Porirua, widely considered to be excellent. She was also strong supporter for the Pataka Complex and an art gallery in Porirua. The Porirua City Council has named a room in the local Pataka Museum and a prize after her. She lived in Titahi B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Smith (writer)
Helen Smith is an English novelist and dramatist. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, English PEN and the Crime Writers Association. She lives in Brixton, London. Biography Helen Smith is a novelist and playwright who lives in London. She has one daughter, Lauren, with the writer Damon Rochefort. When her daughter was small, they travelled extensively in Australia, South East Asia, Hong Kong and South America before returning to the UK where her first novelAlison Wonderland was published. Helen Smith was a winning writer in the IRDP London Playwrights Festival and was the recipient of an Arts Council Award for ''The Miracle Inspector''. Her novels have been optioned for development by the BBC. She volunteers as a writing mentor with thWrite to Lifegroup run by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Bibliography Novels * 2014 ''Beyond Belief (Emily Castles Mystery)'' * 2013 ''Invitation to Die (Emily Castles Mystery)'' * 2012 ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Douglas Smith
Helen Douglas Smith (July 10, 1886 – July 3, 1955) was a Canadian politician. She served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1941, from the electoral district of Vancouver-Burrard, a member of the Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ... party. References 1886 births 1955 deaths Women MLAs in British Columbia BC United MLAs {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Fairchild Smith
Helen Fairchild Smith (died 1926) was the daughter of Augustus William Smith. She went to Wells College in 1876 as Lady Principal and Professor of English Literature. From 1894 to 1905 she was the Dean of the college. She served on the Board of Trustees from 1887 until her death in 1926. She was also a friend and mentor to First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland (class of 1885) and visited her in the White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. ..... References Wells College faculty Wells College trustees 1926 deaths Year of birth missing {{US-academic-administrator-19C-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Hay Smith
Helen Hay Smith (29 August 1873 – 17 November 1918) was a notable New Zealand clothing manufacturer, retailer and businesswoman. She was born in McMaster's Flat, Central Otago, New Zealand, in 1873. She and her brother John co-founded the H & J Smith H & J Smith Holdings Ltd, branded as H & J Smith and known colloquially as ''H&J's'' or ''Smith's'' is a company which operates in the lower South Island of New Zealand. The company primarily operates in department stores, specialty stores and ... department store franchise. References 1873 births 1918 deaths New Zealand women in business People from Otago Deaths from Spanish flu {{NewZealand-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Macpherson Smith
Helen Macpherson Schutt (née Helen Macpherson Smith, 1874–1951), was an Australian philanthropist. Early life Helen Macpherson Smith was the only child of Australian born Jane Priscilla, née Macpherson, and Melbourne based, Scottish born timber merchant Robert Smith. She was born at Melrose, Scotland, on 17 April 1874. She lived at Fitzroy with her parents till she was seven years old and later she traveled to Europe, Britain, and Australia. Smith was partly educated at a Scottish boarding school, and at Hanover, Germany, in 1889 and later attended Presbyterian Ladies' College and learned music, German, dancing, and Elocution. She married a Barrister, William John Schutt on 11 December 1901 at Toorak Presbyterian Church, the wedding being widely reported in the press. In 1919, William Schutt became a Supreme Court Judge. He died in 1933 at Melbourne. Trusts Schutt was involved in many charitable trusts like - Seamen, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Sobel Smith
Helen Elizabeth Sobel Smith (''née'' Martin; May 22, 1909 – September 11, 1969) was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time" and "may well have been the most brilliant card player of all time." She won 35 North American Bridge Championships, and was the first woman to play in the Bermuda Bowl. She was a long-time partner of Charles Goren. Biography Sobel Smith was born Helen Martin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cornelius and Ethel Martin (''née'' Murphy). Her father, whose own father had emigrated from England, was working as a machinist when Helen was born in 1909, joining a 5-year-old sister, Dorothy. 1910 United States Census Helen was a chorus girl in her youth. At age 16, she was already performing with the Marx Brothers in shows including '' The Cocoanuts'' and ''Animal Crackers''. She only knew only how to play pinochle and Casino until another chorus girl taught her bridge: she took to the game like a du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
