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Margaret Cooper (artist)
Margaret Cooper may refer to: * Margaret Joyce Cooper (1909–2002), English swimmer * Margaret Cooper (singer) (1877–1922), English singer * Margaret Cooper (nurse) Margaret Jean Drummond Cooper (23 March 1922 – 15 September 2013) was an English nurse and nurse-tutor. She developed a view that theoretical knowledge should be applied to practical training, and wanted to improve the education of nurses and t ... (1922–2013), English nurse and nurse-tutor * Margaret Cooper (WRNS officer) (1918–2016), worked at the signal interception and deciphering centre at Bletchley Park, England {{hndis, Cooper, Margaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Cooper
Margaret Joyce Cooper (18 April 1909 – 22 July 2002), later known by her married name Joyce Badcock, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European championships, and England at the British Empire Games, during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Swimming career At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, she won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, and a pair of bronze medals in the 100-metre freestyle and 100-metre backstroke events. In the 100-metre freestyle she finished together with Jean McDowell, but the judges gave the bronze medal to Cooper in a 3–2 vote. Cooper also won one gold, four silver and one bronze medals at the 1927 and 1931 European championships, and, while representing England, four gold medals at the 1930 British Empire Games. When Los Angeles hosted the 1932 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay. In individual competition, she was fourth in the 400 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Cooper (singer)
Margaret Gernon Cooper (28 June 1877 – 27 December 1922) was an English music hall performer, the first such female performer to sing to her own piano accompaniment. Life and career She was born in Walworth, London, the daughter of a bakery and shop owner, and grew up in the Paddington area. She was a talented musician; learned piano, violin and organ; and attended the Royal Academy of Music. She performed as an accompanist and sang at dinners and concerts. Dick Weindling, "The Lady in the Long Silk Gloves", ''Kilburn and Willesden History'', 25 September 2014 Retrieved 29 January 2021 She was seen playing at a charity concert by theatre manager |
Margaret Cooper (nurse)
Margaret Jean Drummond Cooper (23 March 1922 – 15 September 2013) was an English nurse and nurse-tutor. She developed a view that theoretical knowledge should be applied to practical training, and wanted to improve the education of nurses and their competence. Cooper held tutoring positions at Northampton General Hospital and Addenbrooke's Hospital and later served as the Queen Elizabeth School of Nursing's principal. Biography Early life Cooper was born on 23 March 1922. She was the oldest daughter of Canon Bernard and Jean Cooper, and was raised in Oadby. Cooper had two sisters. She was educated at the School of St Mary and St Ann (now called Abbots Bromley School). Career Cooper completed her nurse training at Leicester Royal Infirmary, where she was awarded a gold medal for being the hospital's best student. She later learned to become a midwife at General Lying-In Hospital. Cooper started education in nursing at Middlesex Hospital as their nurse tutor. A Nightingale sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
