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Mary George (engineer)
Mary George may refer to: * Mary Forrest George (1940–2010), British-Canadian writer under pen name Elizabeth Thornton * Mary Charles George Mary Charles George O.B.E. (10 May 1913 — 18 March 2008) was a Kittitian educator. She taught school in St. Kitts for 43 years before moving to the Virgin Islands, where she taught for another decade. She was the first woman in St. Kitts and Ne ... (1913–2008), Kittitian educator * M. Dorothy George (1870–1971), British historian {{hndis, George, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Forrest George
Mary Forrest George, née Baxter (24 January 1940 – 12 July 2010), well known as Elizabeth Thornton (her mother's name) is a British-Canadians, Canadian writer of 31 Historical romance, historical romance novels from 1986 to 2010. Biography Born Mary Forrest Baxter on 24 January 1940 Aberdeen, Scotland, the younger of two children of Elizabeth Thornton and Andrew Baxter. In 1959, she married Forbes George, and they had three sons: Stephen, Peter and Thomas. She was an elementary school teacher before establishing the St. Swithin Street Nursery School in 1967. In 1969, she and her husband and their three sons moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where she continued her teaching career. In 1977, she was appointed as a Pastoral Assistant of a Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg. In 1985, she completed an honors degree in Classical Greek winning the Gold Medal in Classics. Her honor's thesis was entitled "Women in Euripides." She published her first novel in 1987 as Elizabeth Thornto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Charles George
Mary Charles George O.B.E. (10 May 1913 — 18 March 2008) was a Kittitian educator. She taught school in St. Kitts for 43 years before moving to the Virgin Islands, where she taught for another decade. She was the first woman in St. Kitts and Nevis to run for public office. For her contributions to education in the Caribbean, she was honoured with the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II and granted a life membership in the Caribbean Union of Teachers. A hospital in Molyneux, Saint Kitts, and the teaching excellence award of the St. Kitts Teachers’ Union are named in her honour. Biography Mary Georgina McGregor Charles was born on 10 May 1913 in Phillips Village, Christ Church Nichola Town Parish, St. Kitts, to Henry and Francis Charles. She attended Leach Infant School in Phillips Village and then the Estridge Government School. She passed her Seventh Standard Exam at the age of 12 and enrolled in the pupil-teacher program. This was a system used widely in the An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |