|
Mary Ann Wright (other)
Mary Ann Wright may refer to: * Mary Ann Wright (murderer) (1820–1860), American housewife convicted of poisoning * Mary Ann Wright (Delaware) (1920–2006) in Hall of Fame of Delaware Women * Mary Ann Wright (activist) (1921–2009), American humanitarian activist * Mary Ann Wright (colonel) (born 1947), American colonel See also *Mary Wright (other) Mary Wright may refer to: *Mary Allen Wright (1868–1948), American politician in Idaho *Mary C. Wright (1917–1970), American historian of China *Mary Kathryn Wright (1935–2020), American golfer *Mary Louise Wright (1923–2004), American figu ... * Ann Wright (other) * Wright (surname) {{hndis, Wright, Mary Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Wright (murderer)
Ann Bilansky (born Mary Ann Evards Wright) ( – March 23, 1860) was an American housewife convicted in 1859 of poisoning her husband with arsenic. She is the only woman in Minnesota to receive the death penalty and the first white person in the state to be executed by hanging. Biography Mary Ann Evards Wright (known by her middle name, Ann) was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she resided for several years with her first husband who later died in a railroad incident. She then moved to Pleasant Hill, Illinois, and then finally to St. Paul, Minnesota in April 1858 at the request of her nephew, John Walker, who was ill with typhoid fever.Cecil 1997, p. 350-351 Shortly after, Ann married Stanislaus Bilansky, one of the first Polish immigrants to settle in St. Paul. He had moved to St. Paul from Wisconsin in 1848. Stanislaus was a poor man who drank heavily, but he owned a small cabin that doubled as a bar and grocery store. He had custody of his three young children le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Wright (Delaware)
Mary Ann Wright may refer to: * Mary Ann Wright (murderer) (1820–1860), American housewife convicted of poisoning * Mary Ann Wright (Delaware) (1920–2006) in Hall of Fame of Delaware Women * Mary Ann Wright (activist) (1921–2009), American humanitarian activist * Mary Ann Wright (colonel) (born 1947), American colonel See also *Mary Wright (other) Mary Wright may refer to: *Mary Allen Wright (1868–1948), American politician in Idaho *Mary C. Wright (1917–1970), American historian of China *Mary Kathryn Wright (1935–2020), American golfer *Mary Louise Wright (1923–2004), American figu ... * Ann Wright (other) * Wright (surname) {{hndis, Wright, Mary Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Of Fame Of Delaware Women
The Hall of Fame of Delaware Women was established in 1981 by the Delaware Commission for Women, a division of the Secretary of State of Delaware. The hall of fame recognizes the achievements and contributions of Delaware women in a variety of fields and includes activists, artists, athletes, military personnel and scientists. The Delaware Commission for Women is a state agency with members appointed by the Governor of Delaware, Governor representing Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington and each of Delaware's three counties (New Castle County, Delaware, New Castle, Kent County, Delaware, Kent and Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex). In making its selections for the Hall of Fame, the Commission prioritizes civil rights, economic empowerment, violence prevention, women's health, work, family, recognition and celebration. Eligible women must have been born in Delaware or resided in the state for a minimum of ten years. Inductees References External linksDelaware Commission for Women websi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Wright (activist)
Mary Ann Wright (July 11, 1921 – May 7, 2009), known as Mother Wright, was a humanitarian activist who lived and worked in Oakland, California and fed East Bay residents for almost 3 decades. She fed more than 450 people a day on a budget of $137,000 a year. She also distributed huge quantities of food, clothing and toys each holiday season from her West Oakland warehouse. Wright held a very active schedule into her 80s, usually arriving at the foundation at 6 a.m. and would tirelessly continue to move boxes herself. Biography She was born into an African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ... family of Catholic Church, Catholics in New Orleans and raised in the small town of Darlington, Louisiana. She grew up poor, lost her mother when she was only 5 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
