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Mary Thomas (actress)
Mary Thomas may refer to: * Mary Thomas (poet) (1787–1875), diarist, poet and early settler of South Australia * Mary F. Thomas (1816–1888), American women's rights leader * Mary Thomas (labor leader) (1848–1905), one of the leaders of the 1878 "Fireburn" labor riot on St. Croix, West Indies * Mary Sternberg Thomas (1866–1951), lawyer in Colorado, U.S. * Mary Beatrice Thomas (1873–1954), British lecturer in chemistry * Mary Raine (1877–1960), Australian businesswoman and philanthropist, also known as Mary Thomas during her first marriage * Mary Thomas (soprano) (1932–1997), Welsh soprano * Mary Thomas (politician) (1944–2014), American Pima politician and activist * Mary Thomas (artist) (born 1944), Aboriginal Australian artist at Warmun Art Centre Warmun Community (also known as Turkey Creek) and Warmun are a township and locality in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, located on the Great Northern Highway, northeast of Perth, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Thomas (poet)
Mary Thomas née Harris (30 August 1787 – 10 February 1875) was a diarist, poet and early settler of South Australia. She married Robert Thomas on 8 January 1818 in Southampton. They had six children, one of whom died young. She and four of their children accompanied her husband to South Australia on the and arrived at Holdfast Bay in November 1836. The eldest son (second child), Robert George Thomas, had travelled with George Strickland Kingston and reunited with the family when they arrived. The family wanted to "obtain a competence" in South Australia, but expected they "must go to England to enjoy it." He printed Governor John Hindmarsh's proclamation of the colony, which occurred under the Old Gum Tree on 28 December 1836. Already a published poet at the time of her arrival in South Australia, she was a prolific letter writer and kept a diary which was first published in 1915 as ''The Diary and Letters of Mary Thomas''. This gave a detailed account of her voyage on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary F
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] |
Mary Thomas (labor Leader)
Mary Thomas, known as Queen Mary, (ca. 1848–1905) was one of the leaders of the 1878 "Fireburn" labor riot, or uprising, on the island of St. Croix in the Danish West Indies. Mary Thomas was from Antigua and arrived in St. Croix in the 1860s to take work on the plantations in the island. In 1878 she resided at the Sprat Hall plantation. She had three children but never married. Before the uprising, she had been sentenced for theft and for mistreating her children.Albert Scherfig & Nicklas Weis Damkjær. 2016. "Kvinderne i Danmarks største arbejderopstand" FRIKTION/ref> Historians have suggested that such sentences were used by the authorities to discredit people who opposed the authorities. After the 1848 emancipation of enslaved Africans in the Danish West Indies, an 1849 labor law fixed salaries and labor conditions for all plantation workers and prohibited bargaining for better wages or work conditions. This made plantation work unattractive, and many workers opted to lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Sternberg Thomas
Mary Sternberg Thomas (February 25, 1866 – December 26, 1951) was one of Colorado's first two female lawyers. She was born on February 25, 1866, in Mason City, Iowa, to Jay and Sarah Ellis Sternberg. The family eventually relocated to Colorado whereupon her father set up the Boulder City Flouring Mill. She received her higher education at the University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University of Co ..., and by 1887, married William J. Thomas (who worked for the First Judicial District at the time of their marriage). Thomas eventually became an autodidact of law and received her legal tutelage while working for a judicial officer. She and her husband both passed the oral examinations. While he was admitted, Thomas was denied admission into the State Bar of Colorado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |