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Meg De Jongh
Meg is a feminine given name, often a short form of Margaret, Megan, Megumi (Japanese), etc. It may refer to: People * Meg (singer) (born 1980), Japanese singer * Meg Baird, American musician * Meg Bateman, Scottish writer * Meg Bellamy, British actress * Meg Bennett (1948–2024), American screenwriter and actress * Meg Beresford (born 1937), British campaigner against nuclear weapons and activist * Meg Brown, Australian politician * Meg Bussert (born 1949), American opera singer *Meg Cabot (born 1967), American author of romantic and paranormal fiction * Meg Burton Cahill (born 1954), American politician and former Arizona state senator * Meg Campbell (1937–2007), New Zealand poet * Meg Christian (born 1946), American folk musician * Meg Connery (1881–1958), suffragist organizer and activist * Meg Cranston (born 1960), American artist * Meg Crofton, American businesswoman * Meg Daly, American evolutionary biologist * Meg Davis, American singer of traditional music * Meg DeLa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the List of most popular given names, 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy (given name), Daisy, Greta (given name), Greta, Gretchen, Maggie, Madge (given name), Madge, Maisie (given name), Maisie, Marge, Margie, Margo (given name), Margo, Margot, Marnie (given name), Marnie, Meg, Megan, Molly (name), Molly, Peggy (given name), Peggy, and Rita (given name), Rita. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Crofton
Meg Gilbert Crofton (born Mary Elizabeth Gilbert in 1953) is an American businesswoman, who served as president of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in the United States and France. She was named to the position on August 7, 2006, replacing Al Weiss, who had been promoted to president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in November 2005. Crofton served as a member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, after being appointed by the Florida Board of Governors for a five-year term in 2011. In 2008, ''The Orlando Sentinel'' named her among the top 25 most powerful people in Central Florida. Early life and education Born in San Diego, California, Crofton moved to Florida with her family as a 6-year-old when her father, Charles "Chuck" Gilbert, was relocated there in his work with the aerospace services division of Pan American, a contractor to NASA. She attended Rollins College before transferring to Florida State University, where she earned a ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Froelich
Meg M. Froelich is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 3rd district, which includes Greenwood Village, Colorado. Froelich assumed office on January 14, 2019. Early life and education Froelich is a native of Englewood, Colorado. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Bryn Mawr College, followed by Master of Arts in history from the University of Michigan. She earned a teaching credential in secondary education from the Dominican University of California. Career Prior to entering politics, Froelich worked as a producer for CBS News, A&E Networks, and PBS. Froelich was the co-producer, writer, and director of ''Strong Sisters,'' a documentary about female legislators in Colorado. She served as director of the Colorado chapter of NARAL Pro-Choice America and executive director of the Colorado Democratic Party. After incumbent Democrat Jeff Bridges was selected to fill a vacancy in the Colorado Senate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Frampton
Meg & Dia is an American rock band formed in 2004. It was founded by sisters Meg and Dia Frampton before becoming a five-piece act (renamed Cowards Courage and released the CD ''Straight Out of a Story Book in Las Vegas'') where they started, with additional members Eddie Friends, Ryan Hardy, Jon Cash and Alex Kruse. With the departure of the latter four, Meg & Dia subsequently reverted to their root name with additional members Nicholas Price, Jonathan Snyder (formerly of Madison) and Carlo Gimenez. Meg & Dia (also then known as The Meg & Dia Band) released their debut album, '' Our Home is Gone'', in 2005. At the time, the band consisted of just the two Frampton sisters, and the album's tracks were mostly acoustic songs. Meg played guitar and provided back-up vocals while Dia sang. A year later, they released their second album, '' Something Real'' which featured their most well known song "Monster", their first album released under Doghouse Records. The band signed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Foster
Margaret "Meg" Foster (born May 10, 1948) is an American film and television actress. Some of her many roles were in the 1979 TV miniseries version of '' The Scarlet Letter'', and the films '' Ticket to Heaven'', ''The Osterman Weekend'' and '' They Live''. She also starred as Christine Cagney in the first season of '' Cagney & Lacey''. Early years Foster was born in Reading, Pennsylvania to David and Nancy (née Adamson) Foster on May 10, 1948,Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 14-20 (May 9, 2017). APNews. Accessed 2023-01-27. and grew up in Rowayton, Connecticut with four siblings: sisters Gray, Jan and Nina, and brother Ian. She studied acting at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Farquhar
Margaret Farquhar (April 29, 1910 – November 9, 1988) was the first female professional golfer in Britain Britain most often refers to: * Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising Great Britain and the north-eas ... when, aged 19, she became assistant to George Smith, the resident Professional at the Moray Golf Club in 1929.McConachie, John: The Moray Golf Club at Lossiemouth, Elgin 1988, p87 As an assistant professional, Farquhar learned all of the skills that a club professional needed. She was the first woman golf professional in Britain to play in a normally all men national championship on her home course at Lossiemouth. This was the Scottish Professional Championship of 1933 finishing ahead of many of her male colleagues. In recognition of her achievement, she was presented by the True Temper Corporation of America, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Emmerich
Meg Rodrigues Vitorino Emmerich (born 23 October 1986) is a Brazilian para judoka. Early life Emmerich was born in São Paulo, capital of the state of São Paulo, in 1986. She was born with optic nerve atrophy, a hereditary disease that causes vision loss. She moved to Maringá, a city in the interior of the state of Paraná. Judo career In 2018, Emmerich competed in two championships representing Brazil. The first was the Pan American Adaptive Judo Championships, held in Calgary, Canada, where she won the silver medal in the +70 kg category. In Lisbon, Portugal, she won the bronze medal for her category at the IBSA Judo World Championships, after losing to South Korean Park Ha-yeong. Emmerich was part of the Brazilian delegation, to participate in the 2019 Parapan American Games, held in Lima, Peru. She secured gold for Brazil, in the +70 kg category. Due to her victorious performance, she was elected the best judo athlete at the 2019 Paralympic Awards, held by the Brazili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Elison
Meg Elison (born May 10, 1982) is an American author and feminist essayist whose writings often incorporate the themes of female empowerment, body positivity, and gender flexibility. Her debut novel, ''The Book of the Unnamed Midwife'', won the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award, and her second novel, ''The Book of Etta'', was nominated for the award in 2017. Elison's work has appeared in several markets, including '' Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Terraform, '' McSweeney's Internet Tendency'', Catapult, and '' Electric Literature''. Elison "grew up a military brat with the United States ARMY" where she "lived all over the country." At fourteen she began working to support herself. Elison has lived in Missouri, Savannah, Nevada, North Carolina, Utah, Southern California, and New York, contributing to her vast ability for distinct settings. Background A high school dropout, Elison advanced through the California community college system and ultimately graduated from University of Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Elis
Meg Ann Elis (born 26 October 1950), also known as Marged Dafydd, Marged Elis or Margaret Dafydd, is a Welsh writer, translator and language activist. She stood unsuccessfully as a Plaid Cymru candidate for the Delyn constituency in the National Assembly for Wales election in 1999 and again in 2007. Life and work Meg Elis was born into a Welsh-speaking family in Aberystwyth, the daughter of politician T. I. Ellis and his wife, Mari Ellis, and studied at Bangor University. She was a director of the translation company NEWID ("CHANGE"), and has worked as a Welsh/English translator, journalist and radio producer. Elis worked as a full-time secretary of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (a direct action pressure group Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. They play an impor ... working to defend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Duffy
Meg Duffy is an American musician and guitarist who has played as a Session musician, studio musician on records by The War on Drugs (band), The War on Drugs, Weyes Blood, Perfume Genius, Sasami, and William Tyler (musician), William Tyler, among many others. Duffy was a longtime member of Kevin Morby's live band, is a current member of Perfume Genius's band, and is the sole member of Indie rock, indie-rock band Hand Habits. Background Duffy is originally from Amsterdam (city), New York, Amsterdam, New York, and first started playing guitar at 17, although they had played drums since 5th grade. After graduating from high school, Duffy attended Schenectady County Community College for guitar performance as the only female student in the program. After graduating from college they briefly relocated to Albany, New York, prior to joining Morby's band in Los Angeles, California. Duffy uses Genderqueer, non-binary Third-person pronoun, gender-neutral pronouns. Session work Duffy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Downie
Meg Downie (born 3 January 1989) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. AFLW career Downie was recruited by Melbourne as a free agent in October 2016. She made her debut in the 15 point loss to at Casey Fields Casey Fields is a $30 million, 70 hectare multi-sports complex in the City of Casey at Cranbourne East, a southeastern suburb of Melbourne. The complex is home to Australian rules football, cricket, netball, soccer, tennis, cycle spor ... in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played in the next round against , during which she was knocked out in a brutal clash with Collingwood player Sophie Casey. Downie suffered a heavy concussion and was unconscious for several minutes before leaving the ground on a stretcher. Casey was given a two match ban for the incident and Downie missed the remainder of the season due to a hamstring injury suffered moments before the clash. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Donnelly
Meg Elizabeth Donnelly (born July 25, 2000) is an American actress. She played Taylor Otto in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''American Housewife'' (2016–2021), Addison Wells in the Disney Channel film series Zombies (franchise), ''Zombies'' (2018–present), and List of Supernatural and The Winchesters characters#Mary Winchester, Mary Campbell in the The CW, CW television series ''The Winchesters'' (2022–2023). Early life Donnelly was born in New York City and grew up in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. She is an only child. She began training in voice, dance and acting at the Annie's Playhouse School of Performing Arts in Far Hills, New Jersey at the age of six. She has appeared as a featured vocalist in several Kids of the Arts, Broadway Kids and Time To Shine productions in New York City. While in New York, to better communicate with Japanese exchange students at her high school, she began learning their language, later releasing one of her singles in Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
