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Mary Jane Adams Mary Mathews Adams (previously, Mary Mathews Smith and Mary Mathews Barnes; October 23, 1840 – December 11, 1902) was an Irish Americans, Irish-born American writer and philanthropist. The author of thirty or more hymns, it was her Shakespearia ...

(1840–1902), Irish-born American writer and philanthropist * Mary Jane Aldrich (1833–1909), American temperance reformer, lecturer, and essayist * Mary Jane Alvero (born 1970), Filipino engineer * Mary Jane Auch, American author and illustrator of children's books * Mary Jane Barker (1953–1957), American missing girl who died of starvation * Mary Jane Bode (1926–1998), American politician and journalist *

Mary Jane Bowes Mary Jane Bowes is a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. She was elected in 2001 and began her term in January 2002. Education and legal career Bowes earned a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from ...

, American Supreme Court judge * Mary Jane Bowie (born 1948), Canadian luger * Mary Jane Brabazon, Countess of Meath (1847–1918), British philanthropist * Mary Jane Briscoe (1819–1903), American founder of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas * Mary Jane Brown (1895–1976), American academic and World War II nurse * Mary Jane Cain (1844–1929), Australian community leader * Mary Jane Carr (1895–1988), American author *

Mary Jane Clark Mary Jane Clark (born 1954; Mary Jane Elizabeth Behrends) is an American author of two series of suspense novels. Her first twelve books are media thrillers influenced by her three decades of experience in broadcast journalism. She plots murder ...

(born 1954), American author *

Mary Jane Clarke Mary Jane Clarke ( Goulden; 1862–1910) was a British suffragette. She died on Christmas Day 1910, two days after being released from prison, where she had been force-fed. She was described in her obituary by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence as the ...

(1862–1910), British suffragette * Mary Jane Coggeshall (1836–1911), American suffragist * Mary Jane DeZurik (1917–1981), American country musician * Mary Jane Dockeray (1927–2020), American environmental educator and museum curator * Mary Jane Dunphe, American musician * Mary Jane Evans (1888–1922), Welsh teacher, preacher, and actress *

Mary Jane Farell Mary Jane Farell (March 12, 1920 – 5 October 2015), also known as Mary Jane Kauder, was an American bridge player. Farell grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and "couldn't wait to get home from school to kibitz whenever my mother had the game at our h ...

(1920–2015), American bridge player * Mary Jane Fate (1933—2020), Koyukon Athabascan activist * Mary Jane Fonder (1945—2018), American murderer * Mary Jane Frehse, real name of

Jane Frazee Mary Jane Frehse (July 18, 1915 – September 6, 1985), was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Professional life Jane, age six, and her 12-year-old sister Ruth formed a singing vaudeville act known as The Frazee Sisters.Mary Jane Garcia (1936–2024), American politician * Mary Jane Godwin (1768–1841), English author, publisher, and bookseller * Mary Jane Goodson Carlisle (1835—1905), acting First Lady of the United States during the term of Chester Arthur and the first year of Grover Cleveland * Mary Jane Green, Confederate spy and bushwhacker * Mary Jane Guck (1963–2024), Filipino actress commonly known as

Jaclyn Jose Mary Jane Santa Ana Guck (October 21, 1963 – March 2, 2024 ), known professionally as Jaclyn Jose, was a Filipino actress. Known for her penetrating eyes and antagonistic roles in film and soap operas, she was a recipient of various accolades ...

* Mary Jane Guthrie (1895–1975), American zoologist and cytologist * Mary Jane Haake (born 1951), American tattoo artist * Mary Jane Hale Welles (1817–1886), American wife of Gideon Welles; known for her hand-written letters * Mary Jane Hancock (1810–1896), English artist and naturalist * Mary Jane Hayden (1830–1918), American pioneer * Mary Jane Hayes, birth name of

Allison Hayes Allison Hayes (born Mary Jane Hayes; March 6, 1930 – February 27, 1977) was an American film and television actress and model. Early life Allison Hayes was born to William E. Hayes and Charlotte Gibson Hayes in Charleston, West Virginia. She ...

(1930–1977), American film- and television actress and model * Mary Jane Higby (1909–1986), American actress * Mary Jane Holmes (1825–1907), American author * Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake (1841–1925), American slave *

Mary Jane Irving Mary Jane Irving (October 20, 1913 – July 17, 1983) was an American actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1917 and 1938. Biography Irving debuted in films when she was 2 years old. She "played a lot of baby roles, then disappeared fro ...

(1913–1983), American actress *

Mary Jane Irwin Mary Jane Irwin is an Emerita Evan Pugh Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She has been on the faculty at Penn State since 1977. She is an international expert in computer architec ...

, American computer scientist and professor emerita * Mary Jane Jacob, American curator, writer, and educator * Mary Jane Katzmann (1828–1890), Canadian writer, editor, historian, and poet *

Mary Jane Keeney Mary Jane Keeney (1898–1969) and her husband Philip Olin Keeney were librarians and charter members of the liberal The Progressive Librarians Council. She worked at the Board of Economic Warfare in Washington D.C. during World War II. In No ...

(1898–1969), American librarian *

Mary Jane Kelly Mary Jane Kelly ( – 9 November 1888), also known as Marie Jeanette Kelly, Fair Emma, Ginger, Dark Mary and Black Mary, is widely believed by scholars to have been the final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, w ...

(1863–1888), Irish victim of Jack the Ripper *

Mary Jane Kinnaird Mary Kinnaird or Mary Jane Kinnaird, Lady Kinnaird; Mary Jane Hoare (1816–1888) was an English philanthropist and co-founder of the Young Women's Christian Association. Kinnaird has one Women's College and a girls' High School in Pakistan and ...

(1816–1888), English philanthropist * Mary Jane Kirby (born 1989), Canadian rugby union player * Mary Jane Lamond (born 1960), Canadian Celtic folk musician * Mary Jane Latsis (1927–1997), American economic analyst *

Mary Jane Leach Mary Jane Leach (born 1949) is an American composer based in New York City. She has been a member of the Downtown Ensemble, composer in residence at Sankt Peter, Köln, and has recordings on XI, New World Records, and Lovely Music.Leach, Mary Jane ...

(born 1949), American composer * Mary Jane Lewis, several people * Mary Jane Long (1939–2018), American architect, lecturer, and author * Mary Jane Longstaff (1855–1935), British malacologist *

Mary Jane Maffini Mary Jane Maffini is a Canadian Mystery fiction, mystery writer. She has crafted three mystery series and written 12 novels. ''The Ladies Killing Circle'' and ''RendezVous Crime'' anthologies feature some of her stories, and Chatelaine (magazi ...

, Canadian mystery writer * Mary-Jane "Marie" Malvar, American 18-year-old murder victim * Mary Jane Manigault (1913–2010), American sweetgrass basket maker * Mary Jane Marcasiano, American fashion- and costume designer, film producer, and social entrepreneur *

Mary Jane McCaffree Mary Jane McCaffree Monroe (née Fleming; October 28, 1911 – July 23, 2018) was a White House Social Secretary during the Eisenhower administration and a press and personal secretary for First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. She also served as a proto ...

(1911–2018), American White House Social Secretary during the Eisenhower administration * Mary Jane McCallum (born 1952), Canadian dentist and politician * Mary Jane Megquier (1813–1899), American businesswoman * Mary Jane Morgan (1823–1885), American schoolteacher and art collector * Mary Jane Nealon, American poet and nurse *

Mary Jane Odell Mary Jane Neville Odell (July 28, 1923 – December 16, 2010) was an American journalist, lecturer, and politician. She received multiple awards during her life, and was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1979. In 1980, Odell wa ...

(1923–2010), American journalist, lecturer, and politician *

Mary Jane O'Donovan Rossa Mary Jane O'Donovan Rossa (27 January 1845 – 18 August 1916) was an Irish poet and political activist. Early life and family Mary Jane O'Donovan Rossa, born Mary Jane Irwin, was born in Clonakilty, County Cork on 27 January 1845. She was ...

(1845–1916), Irish poet and political activist * Mary Jane O'Reilly (born 1950), New Zealand dancer and choreographer * Mary Jane Osborn (1927–2019), American biochemist * Mary Jane Owen (1929—2019), disability rights activist, philosopher, policy expert, and writer * Mary Jane Patterson (1840–1894), American educator * Mary Jane Peale (1827–1902), American painter * Mary Jane Perry, American oceanographer *

Mary Jane Phillips-Matz Mary Jane Phillips-Matz (January 30, 1926 – January 19, 2013) was an American biographer and writer on opera. She is mainly known for her biography of Giuseppe Verdi, a result of 30 years' research and published in 1992 by Oxford University Press ...

(1926–2013), American biographer * Mary Jane Queen (1914–2007), American ballad singer and banjo player * Mary Jane Rathbun, several people *

Mary Jane Reoch Mary Jane Reoch (January 2, 1945 – September 11, 1993) was an American people, American cyclist. She won 11 national championships during her cycling career and afterwards worked as a cycling coach. She was killed in a road accident while train ...

(1945–1993), American cyclist * Mary Jane Richards (1843–1904), British theatre actress * Mary Jane Richardson Jones (c. 1819–1909), American abolitionist, philanthropist, and suffragist * Mary-Jane Rivers (born 1951), New Zealand community development leader * Mary Jane Ross (1827–1908), Cherokee writer * Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus (born 1949), American psychologist and professor * Mary-Jane Rubenstein (born 1977), American scholar of religion, philosophy, science studies, and gender studies *

Mary Jane Russell Mary Jane Russell (July 10, 1926 – November 20, 2003) was a New York City-based American photographic fashion model active from 1948 to 1961. She often worked with Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Irving Penn, and appeared on many covers for ''Vogue'' ...

(1926–2003), American photographic fashion model * Mary Jane Safford-Blake (1834–1891), American nurse, physician, educator, and humanitarian * Mary Jane Saunders, American academic * Mary Jane Seacole (1805–1881), British-Jamaican nurse, healer, and businesswoman * Mary Jane Seaman (1837?–1888), English actress *

Mary Jane Sherfey Mary Jane Sherfey (1918–1983) was an American psychiatrist and writer on female sexuality, she received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1943, where she attended lectures on marriage and sexuality given by Alfred ...

(1918–1983), American psychiatrist and writer on female sexuality * MaryJane Shimsky (born 1960), American politician * Mary Jane Shultz (born 1948), American professor and researcher * Mary Jane Simes (1807–1872), American portrait painter * Mary Jane Simmons (1953–2004), American politician * Mary Jane Skalski, American film producer * Mary Jane Spurlin (1883–1970), American judge *

Mary Jane Theis Mary Jane Theis (born February 27, 1949) is a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court for the First Judicial District in Cook County. In 2022, she became chief justice after the retirement of then-chief justice Anne M. Burke. Early life She was ...

(born 1949), American Supreme Court justice * Mary Jane Truman (1889–1978), younger sister of

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequen ...

Mary Jane Tumbridge Mary Jane "M.J." Tumbridge (born 12 July 1964) is a Bermudian equestrian. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was the first sportsperson from Bermuda to win a gold medal at the Pan Am Games, and is conside ...

(born 1964), Bermudian equestrian *

Mary Jane Veloso Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso (10 January 1985) is a Filipino who was arrested in Indonesia for drug trafficking in 2010 and then sentenced to death after being found guilty at trial. Granted a temporary Pardon#Related concepts, reprieve in 2015, she ...

(born 1985), Filipina woman convicted in Indonesia of drug trafficking *

Mary Jane Wallner Mary Jane Wallner (born October 25, 1946) is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, one of the three members representing the Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack 10th District ...

(born 1946), American politician *

Mary Jane Ward Mary Jane Ward (August 27, 1905 in Fairmount, Indiana—February 17, 1981, in Tucson, Arizona) was an American novelist whose semi-autobiographical book ''The Snake Pit'' was made into an Oscar-winning film. Works Ward authored eight books dur ...

(1905–1981), American novelist * Mary Jane Warfield Clay (1815–1900), American socialite, suffragist, abolitionist, and political activist *

Mary Jane Warnes Mary Jane Fairbrother , known as Mary Jane Warnes (18 July 1877 – 19 June 1959) was an Australian activist who in 1926 established the first South Australian branch of the Country Women's Association (CWA). Early life and education Fairbrothe ...

(1877–1959), Australian activist * Mary Jane Watkins (dentist) (1902–1977), American actress and dentist *

Mary Jane West-Eberhard Mary Jane West-Eberhard (born 1941) is an American theoretical biologist noted for arguing that phenotypic and developmental plasticity played a key role in shaping animal evolution and speciation. She is also an entomologist notable for her wor ...

(born 1941), American theoretical biologist * Mary Jane Wilson (1840–1916), Indian-born English Roman Catholic nun * Mary Jane Windle (1825–?), American short-story writer and journalist * Mary Jane and Winston Young, Toronto-based folk music singing duo

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Mary Jane and Sniffles, characters in ''Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics'' *

Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, making her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 (June 1965), and subsequent ...

, a love interest of Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)

Music

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Mary Jane (All Night Long) "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Chucky Thompson and Sean "Puffy" Combs for her second studio album, '' My Life'' (1994), while production was helmed by Combs and Thompso ...

", a 1995 song by Mary J. Blige * "Mary Jane" (Janis Joplin song), a song performed by Janis Joplin * "Mary Jane" (Megadeth song), a 1988 song on Megadeth's album ''So Far, So Good... So What!'' * "Mary Jane" (Rick James song), a 1978 song on Rick James' album ''Come Get It!'' * "Mary Jane", song from Scarface's album '' The Untouchable'' * "Mary Jane", a song by

The Miracle Workers The Miracle Workers were a rock and roll band in the 1980s, who began as a garage rock revival band in Portland, Oregon. Background The Miracle Workers were formed in January 1982 by Gerry Mohr (vocals), and Joel Barnett (bass guitar). The o ...

* "Mary Jane", a song on Luke Tan's album ''The Suicide King'' * "Mary Jane", a song on Alanis Morissette's album ''

Jagged Little Pill ''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick (company), Maverick on June 13, 1995. Recorded in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood at Westlake Recording Studios, Westlake wit ...

'' * "Mary Jane", a song on DE/VISION album ''

Devolution Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. It is a form of administrative decentralization. Devolved territori ...

'' * "Mary Jane", a song on IllScarlett's '' EPdemic'' and ''Clearly in Another Fine Mess'' * "Mary Jane", a song on The Click Five's album '' Modern Minds and Pastimes'' * "Mary Jane", a song on the '' Happy Birthday'' solo album by Pete Townshend of The Who * "Mary Jane", a song on The Spin Doctors' album '' Turn It Upside Down'' * "Mary Jane", a song on the Technohead album '' Headsex'' * "Mary Jane", a song on The Vines' album ''

Highly Evolved ''Highly Evolved'' is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band the Vines, released in July 2002 on Capitol Records and produced by Rob Schnapf. The album was a significant success, riding the wave of the garage rock revival ...

'' * "Mary Jane", a song on Davido's album ''

Omo Baba Olowo ( Yoruba: ''Son of a Rich Man'') is the debut studio album by Nigerian singer Davido. It was released by HKN Music on July 17, 2012, and is a mixture of Afrobeats and hip hop. The album was produced by Jay Sleek, Maleek Berry, GospelOnDeBeatz, ...

'' * "Mary Jane", a 2009 song by Tori Amos from her album ''

Abnormally Attracted to Sin ''Abnormally Attracted to Sin'' is the tenth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released 19 May 2009, in standard and limited CD/DVD edition. The album debuted on ''Billboard'' 200 at no. 9, giving Amos her seventh Top 10 ...

'' * "Mary Jane", a 2018 song by Radio and Weasel of '' Goodlyfe Crew '' * The Mary Janes, a 1990s Irish band formed by

Mic Christopher Michael "Mic" Christopher (21 September 1969 – 29 November 2001) was an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his posthumously-released debut album '' Skylarkin. Early life Michael Christopher was born in The Bronx, New York City, t ...

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Mary Jane Girls The Mary Jane Girls were an American girl group formed in 1979, best known for their songs "In My House", "All Night Long (Mary Jane Girls song), All Night Long", "Candy Man", and their cover version of "Walk Like a Man (The Four Seasons song), ...

, a 1980s R&B group

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* "Mary Jane", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1972 book '' Seventh Heaven'' * '' Mary + Jane'', an MTV television series * ''Maryjane'' (film), 1968 film starring Fabian * ''Mary Jane'' (play), a play by Amy Herzog

Other uses

Mary Jane (candy) Mary Jane is an old-fashioned Taffy (candy), taffy-type candy made from peanut butter and molasses. First marketed in 1914, Mary Jane has remained in production for over a century save for a two-year pause when its ownership changed hands. Histor ...

, a brand name of confectionery formerly manufactured by NECCO * Mary Jane shoes * Mary Jane (slang), a slang term for marijuana * Mary Jane Ski Resort, part of the

Winter Park Resort Winter Park Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado at Winter Park. Located in Grand County just off U.S. Highway 40, the resort is about a ninety-minute drive from Denver. History The ...