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Mable (name)
Mable is a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Mable Burton Ringling (1875–1929), American art collector *Mable Elmore, Canadian politician * Mable Fergerson (born 1955), American athlete * Mable Hillery (1929–1976), American singer * Mable Howard (1905–1994), American community leader *Mable John (1930–2022), American blues vocalist *Mable Lee (1921–2019), American musician * Mable Mathews, American politician *Mable Thomas (born 1957), American politician Middle name *Doris Mable Cochran Doris Mable Cochran (May 18, 1898 – May 22, 1968) was an American Herpetology, herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for many years. Life Born in North Girard, Pennsyl ... (1898–1968), American herpetologist Surname * Bob Mable (1885–1960), Australian rugby league footballer See also * Mable (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mable Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable Burton Ringling
Mable Burton Ringling (March 14, 1875 – June 8, 1929) was an art collector who with her husband created the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Biography She was born in Moons, Ohio on March 14, 1875. She had four sisters and one brother. Mable left her Ohio factory job and headed to Chicago in pursuit of a husband. There in Chicago, she met John Nicholas Ringling. They wed in Hoboken, New Jersey when Mable was 30 and John was 39 years old. John and Mabel, in 1924, began the creation of their dream home in Sarasota, Florida. They called the house Cà d'Zan Ca' d'Zan () is a Mediterranean revival mansion in Sarasota, Florida, adjacent to Sarasota Bay. Ca' d'Zan was built in the mid-1920s as the winter residence of the American circus mogul, entrepreneur, and art collector John Ringling and his wife ..., meaning 'House of John'. Mable, however, played a much larger role in the creation of the home. In fact, the blue prints were titled Mrs. John Ringling's Home. Two years an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable Elmore
Mable may refer to: * Mable (business), a U.S. business accelerator * Mable (name), list of people with the name See also * *Mabgate, from ''Mable''-gate, Mable being a middle English reference to 'loose women' *Mabel (other) Mabel is a feminine given name. Mabel or Maybelle may also refer to: Places United States * Mabel, Florida, an unincorporated community * Mabel, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *Mabel, Minnesota, a small city * Mabel, Missouri, an unincorpo ... * Maple (other) {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable Fergerson
Mable Fergerson (born January 18, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She made the Olympic team just weeks after graduating from Ganesha High School in Pomona, California. At the time before Title IX, high schools had no athletic programs for girls. Her 51.91 from the semi-final of the Olympics was the fastest on record for a high school girl to that point in time. She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany she won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres where with her teammates Madeline Manning, Cheryl Toussaint and Kathy Hammond. That year she also finished fifth in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn .... References External links Official prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable Hillery
Mable Hillery (July 22, 1929 – April 27, 1976) was an American singer who was a member of the Georgia Sea Island Singers as well as a solo recording artist. Biography Hillery was born in LaGrange, Georgia. She married Will Adams in 1950, and moved to the Georgia Sea Islands around 1960. She joined The Georgia Sea Island Singers in 1961. She had six children, and outside of performing with The Georgia Sea Island Singers was known for her work in the public school systems of both New York City and Atlanta, Georgia. She was active in the civil rights movement in the sixties. Her obituary appeared in the New York Times on May 1, 1976. Partial discography * ''Get in Union: Recordings by Alan Lomax 1959-1966'' (Tompkins Square, 2015) * ''It's So Hard To Be A Nigger'' (XTRA, 1968) * ''Hotter Than a Bulldog Spitting In a Polecat's Eye - Live 1975'' (with Johnny Shines John Ned Shines (April 26, 1915 – April 20, 1992) was an American blues singer and guitarist. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable Howard
Mable "Mama" Howard (February 3, 1905 - March 29, 1994, Berkeley, California) was a humanitarian, political activist, union activist, and civic leader. Early life Born Mable Daisy Shrock on February 3, 1905, in Van Vleck, Texas, a small town in Matagorda County, near the Gulf of Mexico. She attended a boarding school in Conroe, Texas, where she organized the students to create a student government, which, once established, Howard became the first student body president of. Mable was politically active throughout her life. BART Lawsuit In the 1960s, Mable fought against a proposed above-ground BART rail system that was to divide her community. She helped preserve the undivided quality of life in South Berkeley by spearheading an effort to underground the line that would have divided and degraded the neighborhood. Howard filed a lawsuit, and eventually BART agreed to move the line underground. In her honor, a subsidized rental complex for seniors was named the Mable Howard A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable John
Mable John (November 3, 1930 – August 25, 2022) was an American blues vocalist and was the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motown's Tamla label. Biography John was born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on November 3, 1930, the eldest of at least nine siblings. At a very young age, she and her parents, Mertis and Lillie (Robinson) John, moved north into Arkansas, where her father got a job in a paper mill near Cullendale, where four of her brothers (including R&B singer Little Willie John) and two sisters were born. In 1941, after her father was able to secure a better job, the family moved to Detroit, where two additional brothers were born. She attended Cleveland Intermediate School, and then Pershing High School. After graduating, she took a job as an insurance representative at Friendship Mutual Insurance Agency, a company run by Berry Gordy's mother, Bertha. Later, she left the company and spent two years at Lewis Business College. She subsequently ran into Mrs. Gordy ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable Lee
Mable Lee (August 2, 1921 – February 7, 2019), sometimes spelled Mabel Lee, was an American jazz tap dancer, singer, and entertainer. Lee appeared on Broadway, at the Apollo Theater, and was known as "Queen of the Soundies" due to her numerous performances in the films. Biography Born in Atlanta, Georgia to Rosella Moore and Alton Lee, Mable Lee was a child prodigy who began performing when she was 4 years old, at age 9 was performing in local clubs with a big band and as a 12-year-old was appearing at the Top Hat nightclub in Georgia. Neither of her parents were in show business, but they would sing and dance around the house. When she was in grade school, she asked her principal to use the assembly room to put on entertainment shows, putting up posters, and making programs. Lee also sang and danced for her teachers growing up—they were all aware of her talent from an early age. Her high school music teacher was Graham W. Jackson Sr. Amazed by her talent, he took her with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable Mathews
Mable Mathews (January 10, 1876 – January 3, 1948) was an American politician and educator from Sundance, Wyoming who served a single term in the Wyoming House of Representatives. She was elected in 1928, and represented Crook County from 1929 to 1931 as a Republican in the 20th Wyoming Legislature. Early life and education Mathews was born in Audubon County, Iowa on January 10, 1876 to Arthur L. Sanborn and Mary Cameron Sanborn. She attended schools in both Iowa and Missouri, moving to the latter state with her parents in 1893. Mathews attended business school in Chillicothe, Missouri prior to graduating from the Gem City Business College in Quincy, Illinois. Mathews also attended schools in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as the University of Wyoming. Mathews first came to Crook County, Wyoming in 1898 to visit relatives. Career Mathews served a single term in the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing Crook County from 1929 to 1931 as a Republican in the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable Thomas
Mable Able Thomas (born November 8, 1957) is an American politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 56. She previously represented District 55, which includes areas immediately west and southwest of Downtown Atlanta and areas west and northwest of Midtown Atlanta. Early life and education The daughter of Bernard and Madie Thomas, Mable Thomas was born on November 8, 1957 and raised in the English Avenue neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest of five children. Her father was a boiler operator. Thomas graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1975. She then earned a scholarship to Georgia State University to play for the Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team, and earned a Bachelor of Science in public administration in 1982. Career Thomas' political career started when she was chosen as a presidential delegate for candidate Jesse Jackson at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. In the same year, she won a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Mable Cochran
Doris Mable Cochran (May 18, 1898 – May 22, 1968) was an American Herpetology, herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for many years. Life Born in North Girard, Pennsylvania, she grew up in Washington, D.C., after her father transferred there for a government job. While an undergraduate student at George Washington University (A.B. 1920, M.S. 1921), she worked for the United States Department of War, War Department and became Aide in the Division of Herpetology at the United States National Museum. Although the museum was under the curatorship of Leonhard Stejneger, Cochran was responsible for the administration of the herpetological collections. In 1927 she became Assistant Curator, and in 1942, Associate Curator just prior to Stejneger's death. She earned a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland in 1933 with a thesis on Callinectes sapidus, blue crab musculature. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Mable
Robert Emanuel Mable (1885–1960) was a pioneer rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Career Mable played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years 1908 to 1910. A forward, Mable played for New South Wales in the very first rugby match run by the newly created 'New South Wales Rugby Football League' which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union. Mable was a member of the rebel sides that played against the New Zealand ' All Golds' in 1907, and was later awarded life membership in the New South Wales Rugby League for the role that he played in the series that was instrumental in the birth of rugby league in Australia. He played in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs club's first match and the NSWRL's first premiership decider. Mable was awarded Life Membership of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1914 for his early participation in the game's inception in Australia. He is also recognized as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mable (other)
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Mable may refer to: * Mable (business), a U.S. business accelerator * Mable (name), list of people with the name See also * * Mabgate, from ''Mable''-gate, Mable being a middle English reference to 'loose women' * Mabel (other) *Maple (other) Maple is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family ''Aceraceae''. Maple may also refer to: Science and technology * Flowering maple or ''Abutilon'', a genus of shrubs in the family ''Malvaceae'' * Maple (software), a mathematics software package ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |