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Jane Walker (artist)
Jane Walker may refer to: * Jane Brotherton Walker (1925-2009), Kenyan-South African expert in the field of tick taxonomy * Jane Harriett Walker (1859-1938), English medical doctor * Jane Walker Burleson May Jane Walker Burleson - "Jennie" May Burleson (1888–1957) was a notable socialite, artist, and Texan suffragette who was the Grand Marshal of the Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 in Washington, DC. Alice Paul interviewed by Amelia R. Fry M ..., née Walker (1888-1957), American socialite, artist, and Texan suffragette * Jane Walker (charity founder) (born c. 1964), British charity worker who founded the Philippine Community Fund {{hndis, Walker, Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Brotherton Walker
Jane Brotherton Walker (31 January 1925 – 3 April 2009) was a leading 20th century expert in the field of tick taxonomy, particularly in Africa.Ivan G. Horak. 2009. Obituary, Jane B. Walker. ''International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Newsletter on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases of Livestock in the Tropics'', No. 39: 2-5.Death of Jane B. Walker. ''International Journal of Acarology'' 35(4): 361. Born on 31 January 1925 in Nairobi, Kenya, Walker grew up on a farm and was home-schooled by her mother during her primary school years. She completed her secondary education in England where she graduated from the Retford High School for Girls in 1944. During her time in England, she contracted poliomyelitis, the sequelae of which would progressively affect her ability to walk, particularly during her senior years. She earned her Bachelor of Science (with Honours) degree in 1948 and her Master of Science degree in 1959, both at Liverpool University. In 1983, she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Harriett Walker
Jane Harriett Walker CH (24 October 1859 – 7 November 1938) was an English medical doctor who first implemented the open-air method of treating tuberculosis in England. She was appointed a Companion of Honour in 1931. Life Walker was born at Dewsbury in Yorkshire, one of eight children of a wool merchant. She was educated in Southport and at the Yorkshire College of Science. Determined to become a doctor, she studied at the London School of Medicine for Women in 1880 and qualified as a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 1884.Susan L. Cohen, ‘Walker, Jane Harriett (1859–1938)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, September 201accessed 14 April 2017/ref> She was the 45th woman to be included on the General Medical Register: the first was Elizabeth Blackwell in 1859. She established a private medical practice on Harley Street in London. She was interested in treating women and children. She became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Walker Burleson
May Jane Walker Burleson - "Jennie" May Burleson (1888–1957) was a notable socialite, artist, and Texan suffragette who was the Grand Marshal of the Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 in Washington, DC. Alice Paul interviewed by Amelia R. Fry Mounted with confidence on her horse, she led a parade of 5,000 people up Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC and "into a melee that changed the direction of the suffrage movement." During the 1930s her name was associated with scandal, attracting wide media attention in Texas, as she shot and killed the woman her husband married after their contentious divorce in 1938. Early life Jane Walker was born and spent her early years in Galveston, Texas. Her parents John Caffery Walker (1849 - 1924) and Clara Waters Wilson Walker (1855 - 1937) had four children. Walker's father was a lawyer and judge from a prominent Texas family. Education Burleson studied art in New York under the eminent painter William Chase and received her teaching certifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
