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Mary Louise Smith (other)
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Mary Louise Smith may refer to: * Mary Louise Smith (activist) (born 1937), American civil rights protester * Mary Louise Smith (politician) (1914–1997), U.S. political organizer and women's rights activist See also * Mary "America's Sweetheart" Gladys Louise Smith Pickford (1892–1979) silent film era actress *Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa Libraries * Mary Louise (name) *Mary (given name) *Louise (given name) * Smith (surname) * *Mary Louise (other) * Mary Smith (other) * Louise Smith (other) *Mary (other) *Louise (other) *Smith (other) Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Louise Smith (activist)
Mary Louise Ware ( Smith; born 1937) is an African-American civil rights activist. She was arrested in October 1955 at the age of 18 in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat on the segregated bus system. She is one of several women who were arrested for this offense prior to Rosa Parks that year. Parks was the figure around whom the Montgomery bus boycott was organized, starting December 5, 1955. On February 1, 1956, Smith was one of five women named as plaintiffs in the federal civil suit, ''Browder v. Gayle'', challenging the constitutionality of the state and local bus segregation laws. On June 13, 1956, a three-judge panel of the United States District Court ruled that the laws were unconstitutional. The ruling was upheld by the United States Supreme Court on November 13 in a landmark decision, and in December it declined to reconsider. On December 20, 1956, the Supreme Court ordered Alabama to desegregate its buses and the Montgomery bus boycott ended. Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Louise Smith (politician)
Mary Louise Smith (October 6, 1914 – August 22, 1997), a U.S. political organizer and women's rights activist, was the second woman to become chair of a major political party in the United States (the first was Jean Westwood). Life and career Born Mary Louise Epperson in Eddyville, Iowa, she married medical student Elmer M. Smith while both were studying at the University of Iowa. She graduated in 1935 with a degree in social work administration and worked for the Iowa Employment Relief Administration in Iowa City. After moving to Eagle Grove she became active in civic life and Republican Party politics. She became membership chair of the Iowa Council of Republican Women in 1961 and was elected vice-chairwoman of the Wright County Republican Central Committee the following year. She was elected national committeewoman for Iowa in 1964, a post she held for the next twenty years. In 1974, during the wake of the Watergate scandal, President Gerald Ford named her the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Pickford
Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founded Pickford–Fairbanks Studios and United Artists, and was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Pickford is considered to be one of the most recognisable women in history. Cited as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, she is named on the list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars as the 24th top female stars from the Classical Hollywood Cinema era and the "girl with the curls", Pickford was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. She was one of the earliest stars to be billed under her own name, and was one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s, earning the nickname "Queen of the Movies". She is credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives
The Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives is located on the third floor of the Main Library in the University of Iowa Libraries system in Iowa City, Iowa. It was funded when Louise Noun sold a Frida Kahlo painting titled "Self Portrait with Loose Hair" for $1.65 million through Christie's Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is ... in New York on May 15, 1991. "It is fitting that the Archives was funded by the sale of a Frida Kahlo painting… sKahlo's paintings have been rescued from obscurity in recent years…the IWA was meant to rescue the papers of Iowa women from obscurity, neglect, or destruction…"Mason, K. M. (2003). Fostering Diversity in Archival Collections: The Iowa Women's Archives. ''Collection Management,'' 27(2), 23-31. Retrieved 10 November 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Louise (name)
People with the name Mary Louise include: * Mary Louise Baker (1920–2007), better known as Joan Barry (American actress), American aspiring actress * Mary Louise Boehm (1924–2002), American pianist and painter * Mary Louise Booth (1831–1889), American editor, translator, and writer * Mary Louise Brooks (1906–1985), better known as Louise Brooks, American actress and dancer * Marylouise Burke, American actress * Mary Louise Curtis (1876–1970), American philanthropist * Mary Louise Defender Wilson (born 1930), Native American storyteller * Mary Louise Graffam (1871–1921), American teacher * Mary Louise Guinan (1884–1933), better known as Texas Guinan, American actress * Mary Louise Hancock (1920–2017), American politician * Mary Louise Kelly (born 1971), American broadcaster and author * Mary Louise Lester (1919–1977), American baseball player * Mary Louise McLaughlin (1847–1939), American pottery artist * Mary-Louise McLaws (1953–2023), Australian epidemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary (given Name)
Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name grc, Μαρία, María, label=none or grc, Μαριάμ, Mariam, label=none, found in the Septuagint and New Testament. The latter reflects the original Hebrew pronunciation of the name (Masoretic pronunciation ), as attested by the Septuagint. The vowel "a" in a closed unaccented syllable later became "i", as seen in other names such as "Bil'am" (Balaam) and "Shimshon" (Samson). Etymology The name may have originated from the Egyptian language; it is likely derivative of the root , meaning "love; beloved"A. Maas"The Name of Mary" ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' (1912), citing Fr. von Hummelauer (''in Exod. et Levit.'', Paris, 1897, p. 161) (compare , "Merit-Amun", i.e. "beloved of Amun"). The name was early etymologized as containing the Hebrew root , meaning "bitter" (cf. myrrh), or , meaning "rebellious". St. Jerome (writing ), following Eusebius of Caes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise (given Name)
Louise and Luise are, respectively, French and German feminine forms of Louis. Louise has been regularly used as a female name in English speaking countries since the middle of the 19th century. It has ranked among the top 100 names given to girls in France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Wales in recent years. It last ranked among the top 1,000 first names for girls born in the United States in 1991, but remains a more common middle name. Feminine variants *Aloisia: German, Italian, Spanish *Aloisie: Czech *Alojza: Polish *Alojzia: Hungarian, Slovak *Alojzija: Slovene *Heloísa: Portuguese *Labhaoise: Irish *Liudvika: Lithuanian *Lluïsa: Catalan *Loes: Dutch *Lou: English, French *Louella: English *Louisa: English *Louise: Danish, Dutch, English, French, Norwegian, Swedish *Louiza: Greek (Λουίζα), Kabyle *Louize: Dutch, French, German, English *Lova: Swedish *Liisa: Finnish, Estonian *Loviisa: Finnish *Loviise: Estonian *Lovisa: Swedish *Lovise: Danish, Norwegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith (surname)
Smith is an occupational surname originating in England, Scotland, and Ireland. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, and the fifth most common surname in the Republic of Ireland. In the United States, the surname Smith is particularly prevalent among those of English, Scottish, and Irish descent, but is also a common surname among African-Americans, which can be attributed either to African slaves having been given the surname of their masters, or to being an occupational name, as some southern African-Americans took this surname to reflect their or their father's trade. 2,442,977 Americans shared the surname Smith at the time of the 2010 census, and more than 500,000 people shared it in the United Kingdom as of 2006. At the turn of the 20th century, the surname was sufficiently prevalent in England to have prompted the statement: "Common to every village in England, north, south, east, and west";Bardsley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Louise (other)
Mary Louise may refer to: * Mary Louise (name), a name (including a list of persons with the name) * Mary Louise (novel), ''Mary Louise'' (novel), a children's book by L. Frank Baum writing as Edith Van Dyne * USS Mary Louise (SP-356), USS ''Mary Louise'' (SP-356), a US navy ship in service in 1917 * Mary Louise (actor), a child prodigy appearing in ''The Bird's Christmas Carol'' directed by Lule Warrenton * Mary Louise (horse), the 1937 winner of the Swedish Trotting Criterium See also * Marie Louise (other) * Mary Lou (other) * Marylou (other) * Mary Louisa, common double given name * Mary (given name) * Louise (given name) * * * * *Louise (other) *Mary (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Smith (other)
Mary Smith may refer to: Public officials *Mary Ellen Smith (1861/63–1933), Canadian legislator *Mary Louise Smith (politician) (1914–1997), American political organizer * Mary Ann Smith (born 1948), American local-level legislator *Mary L. Smith (born 1962), American official Artists, entertainers, screen personalities *Diamond Teeth Mary (1902–2000), American blues singer, born Mary Smith * Mary Alice Smith (born 1941), African-American actress * Mary Lasswell Smith (1905–1994), American author *Mary Stoker Smith (born 1969), American television personality *Mary Stuart Smith (1834–1917), American author and translator *Mary Tillman Smith (1904–1995), American self-taught painter *Mary Winifrid Smith (1904–1992), British painter Educators, academics, scientists * Mary Smith (psychologist) (1909–1989), Australian child psychologist *Mary Bell Smith (1818-1894), American educator, social reformer, and writer * Mary Bentinck Smith (1864–1921), English schoolmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Smith (other)
Louise Smith was an American NASCAR driver. Louise Smith may also refer to: * Louise Smith (theatre artist), American actress and playwright * Louise Smith (state trooper), First black woman to serve in an American state police force * Louise Jordan Smith (1868–1928), American painter and academic * Louise Pettibone Smith (1887–1981), American biblical scholar, author and social activist * Louise Setara (born 1988), née Smith, English singer-songwriter * Louise Clappe (1819–1906), née Smith, writer * Louise Hanson-Dyer (1884–1962), née Smith, Australian music publisher * Louise Aloys Smith (1917–1999), American politician from Nevada See also * Louise Smit (born 1940), South African writer * Mary Louise Smith (other) * Louise (given name) * Smith (surname) * * Louise (other) * Smith (other) Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary (other)
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
