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Margaret Elizabeth Cousins
Margaret Elizabeth Cousins (''née'' Gillespie, also known as Gretta Cousins; 7 November 1878 – 11 March 1954) was an Irish-Indian educationist, suffragist and Theosophist, who established All India Women's Conference (AIWC) in 1927. She was the wife of poet and literary critic James Cousins, with whom she moved to India in 1915. She is credited with preserving the Indian National Anthem ''Jana Gana Mana'' based on the notes provided by Tagore himself in February 1919, during Rabindranath Tagore's visit to the Madanapalle College. Life Margaret Gillespie, from an Protestantism in Ireland, Irish Protestant family, was born at Boyle, County Roscommon, and educated locally and in Derry. She studied music at the Royal University of Ireland in Dublin, graduating in 1902, and became a teacher. As a student she had met the poet and literary critic James Cousins, and she married him in 1903. The pair explored socialism, vegetarianism, and psychical research together. In 1906, after att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Indo-Iranian languages, Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century 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 different languages, including Maggie, Madge (given name), Madge, Daisy (given name), Daisy, Margarete, Marge, Margo (given name), Margo, Margie, Marjorie, Meg, Megan, Rita (given name), Rita, Greta (given name), Greta, Gretchen, and Peggy (given name), Peggy. Name variants Full name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
