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Mariano Baptista Mariano Baptista (born in Calchani on July 16, 1832; died in Cochabamba on March 19, 1907) was President of Bolivia during the 1892-96 period. A member of the Conservative Party, he was renowned for his stirring oratorical style.
Mariano Cañardo Mariano Cañardo (born May 5, 1906 - died June 21, 1987) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. Mariano has won a record seven editions of the Volta a Catalunya (1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939).
Mariano de AraĂşjo Matsinhe Mariano de AraĂşjo Matsinhe (born 1953) is a Mozambican politician. He was a member of the Politburo of FRELIMO during the 1980s (as such, he was a co-head of state between the death of Samora Machel on 19 October, 1986 until the election of Joaquim Chissano on 6 November).
Mariano Duncan Mariano Duncan (born March 13, 1963 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) was a second-baseman with the Philadelphia Phillies in the early 1990s. He moved into the starting second baseman's spot for the New York Yankees in 1996 and coined the phrase "We play today, we win today, das it.
Mariano Gago Mariano Gago, ComSE (born in 1948), fullname José Mariano Rebelo Pires Gago, graduated at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, and did advanced research work in Paris at the École Polytechnique as a high-energy physicist. Professor of Physics at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, he worked at CERN (European Nuclear Research Organisation) in Geneva for several years.
Mariano GarcĂ­a RemĂłn Mariano GarcĂ­a RemĂłn (born September 30 1950 in Madrid) is a Spanish football coach and former footballer. He became the head coach of Real Madrid for several months in 2004, but was replaced by Vanderlei Luxemburgo before 2004 ended.
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (4 July 1807 - 18 January 1890) was a Californian military commander, politician, and rancher. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of Mexico, and shaped the transition of California from a Mexican district to an American state.
Mariano Chao Mariano Rodolfo Chao (born February 7, 1972 in San Fernando) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1991, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He started to play hockey at age eighteen, and is nicknamed El Chao.
Mariano Chico Colonel Mariano Chico served one of the briefest terms as Alta California governor from April 1836 to July 1836. He was both preceded and succeeded by the equally unpopular Lieutenant Colonel Nicolas Gutierrez who joined him in exile in Mexico on November 5 1836, by a Northern revolt.
Mariano Ignacio Prado Mariano Ignacio Prado (1826 – 1901) was twice the President of Peru, from 1865 to 1868 and 1876 to 1879). Born in Huánuco in 1826, he entered the army at an early age and served in the provinces of Southern Peru.
Mariano Lebrón Saviñón Mariano Lebrón Saviñón (Santo Domingo, 3 August 1922) is a Dominican author of the 20th century. One of the founders of the first private university in the Dominican Republic, he named it, as the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña, also writing its anthem.
Mariano Melgar Mariano Melgar (1791-1815) was a Peruvian patriot, poet, artist, and warrior for the cause of independence from Spain. As a poet, Melgar became one of the most prominent romantic poets of Peru in the 19th century history, best known for his famous love yaravĂ­es.
Mariano Moreno Mariano Moreno (23 September 1778, Buenos Aires–4 March 1811) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist and politician. He played a decisive role in the May Revolution, which led to the declaration of independence of Argentina from Spain.
Mariano Palacios Alcocer Mariano Palacios Alcocer (born May 27, 1952 in Santiago de Querétaro) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He is a former governor of Querétaro and has presided twice over the PRI.
Mariano PicĂłn Salas Mariano PicĂłn Salas, an influential Venezuelan diplomatic, cultural critic and writer of the 20th century, was born in MĂ©rida (MĂ©rida State) on January 26 1901 and died in Caracas on January 1 1965. Among his books, his collection of essays on history, literary criticism and cultural history are remarkable.
Mariano ProcĂłpio Museum The Mariano ProcĂłpio Museum (Portuguese: Museu Mariano ProcĂłpio) is an ecological museum located in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Founded in 1915 by Alfredo Ferreira Lange, it is the first museum ever built in Minas Gerais, and only the third museum ever built in Brazil.
Mariano Rajoy Mariano Rajoy Brey (born March 27 1955), Spanish politician, is the leader of the opposition and of the conservative Popular Party, (PP). Rajoy led his party at the Spanish general election on March 14 2004, which was won by the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a relief pitcher for Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. He has the 4th most regular season career saves in Major League history, is the American League career leader, and has won 4 World Series titles with the Yankees.
Mariano Roque Alonzo Mariano Roque Alonzo (died 1853) was President of Paraguay from 9 February 1841 to 13 March 1844. He established a government ruling jointly with Carlos Antonio Lopez and they both styled themselves “consuls of the republic".
Mariano Rumor Mariano Rumor (June 16, 1915 – 22 January, 1990) was an Italian politician, a member of the Democrazia Cristiana and several times Prime Minister of Italy. He was attacked while he was interior minister, in 1973, by Gianfranco Bertolli, an anarchist.
Mariano Trías Mariano Trías y Closas (October 12 1868 – February 22, 1914) is considered to be, de facto, the first Philippine Vice President of that revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention - an assembly of Philippine revolutionary leaders that elected officials of the revolutionary movement against Spain. When that assembly broke into factions, a truce signed by the group known as the Pact of Biak na Bato also recognized the elected officials and Trias as the Vice President of Emilio Aguinaldo who is also considered to be the First Philippine President.
Marianopolis College Marianopolis College is a private subsidized college nestled against the side of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is one of the few private English language college in the province of Quebec, and is also one of the smallest anglophone colleges, with a student body of less than 2,000.
Marianovka Marianovka is a small village in Ukraine, where a lot of people are farmers and some still ride on horses and carriages instead of automobiles. The schools there still enforce such rules as when children misbehave they get hit with wooden rulers on their hands.
Marianus Scotus Marianus Scotus (1028-1082 or 1083), chronicler (who must be distinguished from his namesake Marianus Scotus, d. 1088, abbot of St Peter's, Regensburg), was an Irishman by birth, and called Máel Brigte, or Devotee of St.
Mariateguist Unified Party Mariateguist Unified Party (in Spanish: Partido Unificado Mariateguista) was a political party in Peru founded in 1984 by Revolutionary Vanguard (VR), Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) and a sector of Revolutionary Communist Party (PCR). Leaders included Javier Diez Canseco, Agustín Haya de la Torre, Santiago Pedráglio, Eduardo Cáceres and Carlos Tapia.
Mariatorget Mariatorget (the Maria Square) is a square and a city park in Södermalm, Stockholm, constructed in the end of the 1760's. Its original name was Adolf Fredriks torg (after King Adolphus Frederick, who reigned 1751-1771), but it was renamed Mariatorget in 1959 to avoid confusion with the church and parish of Adolf Fredrikskyrkan in Norrmalm.
Mariavite Church The Mariavite Church is an independent Catholic and Christian church that emerged from the Roman Catholic Church of Poland at the turn of the 20th century. Initially, it was an internal movement leading to a reform of the Polish clergy, but after a conflict with Polish bishops it became a separate and independent denomination.
Mariazellerbahn The Mariazellerbahn ("Mariazell Railway") is an electrically operated narrow-gauge railway of the Österreichische Bundesbahnen with a track gauge of ("Bosnian gauge") which connects the Lower Austrian capital Sankt Pölten with the Styrian pilgrimage centre of Mariazell.
Marián Čalfa Marián Čalfa (born on 7 May 1946 in Trebišov) was a Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia during and after the Velvet Revolution, and a key facilitator of smooth power transfer from the Communists to a new democratic representation.
Marián Vajda Marián Vajda (born March 24, 1965 in Považská Bystrica) is a former tennis player from the Slovakia, who represented Czechoslovakia as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Israel's Gilad Bloom. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 14, 1987, when he became the number 34 of the world.
Mariánska hora Mariánska hora, (781 m. above sea level), a hill above Levoča, Slovakia, with spectacular views over the town and countryside, is the location of the Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Slovak - Bazilika navštívenie Panny Márie), built between 1906 and 1922.
Marib Dam The Marib Dam blocks the Wadi Adhanah (also Dhana or Adhana) in the valley of Dhana in the Balaq Hills, Yemen. The current dam is close to the ruins of the Great Dam of Marib, dating from around the seventh century BCE.
Maribel Zurita Maribel "Little Thunder" Zurita (born January 14, 1979) is the WIBA Light Flyweight World Champion and former IFBA Flyweight World Champion in women's boxing. She fights out of San Antonio, Texas and is trained by Tony Ayala Sr.
Maribo Maribo is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Lolland in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality, which includes the islands of Askø ("Ash Island") and Lilleø ("little Island") in the Rågø Sound, covers an area of 154 km², and has a total population of 11,098 (2005).
Maricar Manalaysay Balagtas Maricar Manalaysay Balagtas (born c. 1983), of the Philippines, is the first Filipino delegate to win the Miss Globe International title in 2001 and represented the Philippines in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant.
Maricarmen Ramirez Maria del Carmen (Maricarmen) Ramirez Garcia is the governatorial candidate for the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) in Mexico. Wife of Tlaxcala Governor Alfonso Sánchez Anaya, she is known as the Hillary Clinton of Mexico.
Maricel Soriano Maricel Soriano (born Maria Cecilia Dador Soriano on February 25, 1965), is a popular Filipina film and television actress. Dubbed as the Diamond Star of Philippine movies, she started acting at the age of six with the 1971 flick My Heart Belongs to Daddy with fellow child actress Snooky Serna.
Maricica Puică Maricica Puică (born July 29, 1950 in Iaşi) is a former Romanian former middle distance athlete, who won the 3000 meters gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in a race remembered primarily for the collision of Mary Decker and Zola Budd.
Marick Press Marick Press is a non-profit publishing house that was founded in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, in 2005. Mariela Griffor, founder and publisher, has won prizes in Europe, South America and the US for her poetry.
Maricopa The Maricopa, or Piipaash, are a Native American ethnic group who live in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Gila River Indian Community along with the Pima, a tribe with whom the Maricopa have long held a positive relationship. They formerly consisted of small groups of people situated on the banks of the Colorado River that came together in the 19th century.
Maricopa County Community College District The Maricopa County Community College District, in Maricopa County, Arizona, is one of the largest community college districts in the world. The District Office is located in Tempe, Arizona and handles the administrative aspects of running the large community college district.
Maricopa, Arizona Maricopa is a city (during the 2000 census was a census-designated place) in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. During a December 31, 2005 special census, the fast-growing city was reported to have a population of 15,934.
Marid A Marid (Arabic : مارد ) in common mythology is a djinn related to the element of water. Marids are mentioned in the Qur'an in Sura As-Saaffat:7 (37:7): And to guard against every rebellious (Marid) devil.
Marie Adolphe Carnot Marie Adolphe Carnot (27 January 1839 – 20 June 1920) was a French chemist, mining engineer and politician. He came from a distinguished family: his father, Hippolyte Carnot, and brother, Marie François Sadi Carnot, were politicians, the latter becoming President of the third French Republic.
Marie Anne Isler BĂ©guin Marie Anne Isler BĂ©guin (born on 30 June 1956 in Boulay) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the East of France. She is a member of the French Green Party, part of the European Greens.
Marie Anne Lenormand Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (1772 - 1843) was a French professional fortune-teller who opened a "cabinet of divining" where for many years she was consulted by persons of all ranks, even by the court of Napoleon I of France.
Marie Anne of Portugal Marie Anne, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, (Maria Ana de Braganca of Portugal) (Schloss Bronnbach 13 July 1861 - New York 31 July 1942) was Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg and its Regent. She was a Braganza princess.
Marie Antoinette Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen (November 2 1755 – October 16 1793), known to history as Marie Antoinette (pronounced ), was born an Archduchess of Austria, and later became Queen of France and Navarre. She was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa of Austria.
Marie Antoinette (2006 film) Marie Antoinette is a 2006 film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette. The film is loosely based on the historical biography Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Lady Antonia Fraser, and ends with the fall of Versailles.
Marie Barone Marie Barone is a fictional character from the American TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Played by actress Doris Roberts, she is the matriarch of the Barone family, and is obsessed with traditional motherly chores such as cooking and having a clean house.
Marie Bashir Marie Roslyn Bashir, Lady Shehadie, AC, CVO (born 1930) is the current Governor of New South Wales. She was born in Narrandera in the Riverina district of New South Wales, and attended Narrandera Public School and Sydney Girls High School.
Marie Bernatkova Marie Bernatkova (October 22, 1857 - October 1968, exact date unknown) was a Czech supercentenarian, and the oldest recognised living person in the world between June 16, 1968 and her death, aged 111. To date, she is the only Czech person who has held that title since records began.
Marie Besnard Marie Besnard (1896-1980) has been accused to be a serial poisoner who amassed such a fortune through the murder of husbands and family members that she was able to defeat justice. Born Marie Davaillaud in Loudun, France (1897), Marie married Auguste Antigny in 1920.
Marie Bountrogianni Marie Bountrogianni BA, MEd (born December 10, 1956) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Marie Brulart Marie Brulart, Duchesse de Luynes (1684 - 1763) was a French courtier, she was the daughter of Nicolas Brulart, marquis de la Borde and his wife Marie Bouthillier. She was married firstly (1704) to Louis Joseph de Bethune, marquis de Charost (1681 - 1709), who was killed fighting against the British forces of the Duke of Marlborough at the Battle of Malplaquet, four days after the marquise had given birth to their only child, Marie Therese de Bethune-Charost (1709 - 1716), who died a child.
Marie Byles Marie Beuzeville Byles (1900-1979) is known as a committed conservationist, the first practicing female solicitor in New South Wales, mountaineer, explorer and avid bushwalker, feminist, author and an original member of the Buddhist Society in New South Wales.
Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land is the portion of Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. The inclusion of the area between the Rockefeller Plateau and Eights Coast is based upon the leading role of Rear Admiral Richard E.
Marie C. Brehm Suffragette Marie Caroline Brehm was the first legally qualified female candidate to run for the vice-presidency of the United States, which she did in 1924 on the ticket of the Prohibition Party running with Herman P. Faris.
Marie Caroline of Austria Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (13 August, 1752 – 8 September, 1814) as Queen Marie Caroline was queen consort and de facto ruler of Naples from 1768 to 1799 and from 1799 to 1806, and of Sicily from 1768 until her death in 1814, though she had lost the de facto power in 1812. She was born an Austrian Archduchess and was a sister of Marie Antoinette.
Marie Clements Marie Clements (born 1962) is a Canadian playwright, performer and director of Metis heritage. Her plays include: Age of Iron, Urban Tattoo, Now look what you made me do, The Unnatural and Accidental Women, Burning Vision (Finalist for the Governor General's Award; 2003) and Copper Thunderbird.
Marie Curie Cancer Care Marie Curie Cancer Care is a charitable organization (a Registered Charity) in the United Kingdom which provides nursing care, free of charge, to terminally ill people, giving them the chance to choose to be cared for – and die – at home. Its registered office is located at Albert Embankment in London.
Marie d'Agoult Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, Vicomtesse de Flavigny (December 31, 1805 - March 5, 1876), known also by her married name and title, Marie, Comtesse d'Agoult, and by her pen name, Daniel Stern; an author and a paramour of Franz Liszt.
Marie de France Marie de France ("Mary of France") was a poet evidently born in France and living in England during the late 12th century. Virtually nothing is known of her early life, though she wrote a form of continental French that was copied by Anglo-Norman scribes.
Marie de Gournay Marie de Gournay (1565 - 1645) was an admirer of Michel de Montaigne, who having read his works during her teens, went to meet him and eventually became his "adopted daughter". After Montaigne's death, de Gournay edited his works and it is for this that she is best known.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (February 5, 1626 – April 17, 1696) was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter-writing. Most of her letters, celebrated for their wit and vividness, were addressed to her daughter.
Marie de Saint-Clair Marie de Saint-Clair b abt 1192 was said-to-be descended from Henry de Saint-Clair, Baron of Roslin in Scotland, who accompanied Godfroi de Boullion on the First Crusade. Marie's grandmother married into the French Chaumont family - as did Jean de Gisors.
Marie de' Medici Marie de' Medici (April 26], [[1573 – July 3, 1642), born as Maria de' Medici, was queen consort of France under the French name Marie de Médicis. She was the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the Bourbon branch of the kings of France.
Marie Dissard Marie Dissard (1880-1957) was a member of French Resistance during the German occupation of France in World War II who took over the escape network of Ian Garrow and Albert Guérisse and arranged for over 250 Allied airmen to return to Britain.
Marie Docherty Marie Docherty was a Scottish nun known as "Sister Alphonso", who was convicted of four charges of cruelty to young girls in her care at the Nazareth House homes in Aberdeen, Scotland and at Lasswade in Midlothian.
Marie Eguro Marie Eguro (born January 13, 1972 in North Carolina) is a Japanese-American actress, musician and model who has starred with Jackie Chan in the movie "Thunderbolt," has won Miss Teen America in 1989, has starred in over 40 commercials in Asia and the United States, and has been featured on the cover of over 100 top fashion and popular magazines/billboards/posters/calendars in Japan and Asia. Marie attended Troy Junior High School in Shorewood Illinois, moved on to Phillips Academy, Andover for her high school years, and went on to graduate cum laude from Harvard University in 1996 with a major in chemistry.
Marie Eline Marie Eline (27 February 1902, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 3 January 1981, Longview Washington) was an American silent film child actress and sister of Grace Eline. Nicknamed The Thanhouser Kid she began acting for the Thanhouser company in film aged 8 and starred in exactly 100 films between 1910 and 1914.
Marie Equi Marie Diana Equi (born 7 April 1872 in New Bedford, Massachusetts; died 13 July 1952 in Portland, Oregon) was a medical doctor and anarchist. Born to Italian and Irish parents, she spent much of her early life in Italy with her paternal grandfather.
Marie Ferrarella Marie Ferrarella (born West Germany) is a popular American author of over 130 romance novels, which have been translated into at least seven languages. She has also written under the names Marie Charles, Marie Michael, and Marie Nicole.
Marie Fikáčková Marie Fikáčková (September 9, 1936 in Sušice - April 13, 1961) was a Czech serial killer, possibly the worst woman serial killer in modern Czech history. The worst Czech serial killer (in the true meaning of its definition) is Václav Mrázek.
Marie François Oscar Bardy de Fourtou Marie François Oscar Bardy de Fourtou (1836-1897), French politician, was born at Riberac (Dordogne) on 3 January 1836, and represented his native départment in the National Assembly after the Franco-German War. There he proved a useful adherent to Thiers, who made him minister of public works in December 1872.
Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon (1875–30 January 1960) was born Lady Marie Adelaide Brasset, a daughter of the future 1st Earl Brassey. On 20 July 1892, she married George Freeman Thomas (the future Governor General of Canada) and they had two children:
Marie Glory Marie Glory (born March 3, 1905 in Perche, Orne as Raymonde Louise Marcelle Toully ) is a French actress. Along with such other people as Doris Eaton Travis, Anita Page, Barbara Kent, and Dorothy Boyd, she is one of the last living silent film actors.
Marie Helvin Marie Helvin (13 August 1952 in Tokyo, Japan), of Hawaiian origin, was one of the first supermodels. She was one of the best-known faces of the 1970s and 1980s, and was married to photographer David Bailey in the 1970s, serving as the model for his book Mrs.
Marie Henriette of Austria Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians (Princess Imperial & Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary & Bohemia) (August 23 1836, Pest, now Budapest, Hungary - September 20, 1902, Spa, Belgium) was the queen consort of King LĂ©opold II of Belgium.
Marie Hoy Marie Hoy is an Australian musician and actor. She has been a member of No, Orchestra Of Skin And Bone, Sacred Cowboys, and is perhaps most well-known for her performance of The Boys Next Door's "Shivers" in the 1986 film Dogs In Space.
Marie Christine Marie Christine is a musical play written by Michael John LaChiusa. The original Broadway production was directed by Graciela Daniele and starred Audra McDonald (Marie Christine) and Anthony Crivello (Dante Keyes).
Marie Jakober Marie Jakober is an award-winning Canadian novelist, based in Calgary AB, who writes historical fiction and fantasy. She received the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, in 2002, for her novel Only Call Us Faithful, published by Forge.
Marie Jeanne Ion Marie Jeanne Ion (born 1972) is a Romanian journalist for Prima TV, taken hostage in Iraq on March 28 2005, freed May 22, along with Sorin MiĹźcoci and Eduard Ohanesian. The hostage-takers were the Mouadh Ibn Jabal Brigade, who demanded the retreat of the 860 Romanian troops in Iraq in return for their release.
Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy (2 September, 1753 - 13 November, 1810), titular Queen consort of France, wife of Louis XVIII of France, princess of Sardinia and of Piedmont, was born in Turin and died at Hartwell House, English residence of the exiled French Royal family.
Marie Josephine Louise, Duchesse de Gontaut Marie Josephine Louise, duchesse de Gontaut (1773-1857) was born in Paris on the 3rd of August 1773, daughter of Augustin François, comte de Montaut-Navailles, who had been governor of Louis XVI and his two brothers when children. The count of Provence (afterwards Louis XVIII) and his wife stood sponsors to Josephine de Montaut, and she shared the lessons given by Madame de Genlis to the Orléans family, with whom her mother broke off relations after the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Marie Jules Cesar Lelorgne de Savigny Marie Jules César Lelorgne de Savigny (or Lelorgue de Savigny), born on 5 April 1777 at Provins and died on October 5, 1851 at Galès in Yvelines, was a French zoologist. In 1805 he published Natural and Mythological History of the Ibis and between 1816 and 1820 the important Mémoires on the animals without vertebrae.
Marie Killilea Marie Lyons Killilea (June 28, 1913 in New York City - October 23, 1991) is the mother of Karen Killilea and an American authour and activist lobbier for the rights of people with cerebral palsy. Her work culminated in the formation of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Westchester County.
Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie (1867-1945) was a pioneer Quebec feminist who founded the Fédération nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (in 1907), an organization which campaigned for social and political rights for women. In addition to its legal work, the Federation nationale also championed social causes such as providing milk for children and mothers, fighting alcoholism and illness, raising awareness of infant mortality, and various other issues that affected women's lives.
Marie Lafarge Marie-Fortunée Lafarge, née Capelle (January 15, 1816 - November 7, 1852) was a Frenchwoman who was convicted of murdering her husband by arsenic poisoning in 1840. Her case became notable because it was one of the first trials to be followed by the public through daily newspaper reports, and because she was the first person convicted largely on direct forensic toxicological evidence.
Marie LaChapelle Marie-Louise LaChapelle (1769-1821) was the head of obstetrics at the Hotel Dieu, the oldest hospital in Paris. She argued against forceps deliveries and wrote Pratique des accouchements, long a standard obstetric text, which promoted natural deliveries.
Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (January 17, 1870 – January 31, 1899) was the princess-consort of Bulgaria as the first wife of Ferdinand of Bulgaria, the then prince-regnant and Tsar after her death. She became mother of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria.
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma Marie Louise (full name: Maria Ludovica Leopoldina Franziska Therese Josepha Lucia von Habsburg-Lothringen, later after 1817 in Italian Maria Luigia d'Asburgo-Lorena, Duchessa di Parma, Piacenza, e Guastalla) (b. December 12, 1791 – d.
Marie Luise Kaschnitz Marie Luise Kaschnitz (born Marie Luise von Holzing-Berslett on January 31, 1901 in Karlsruhe; died October 10, 1974 in Rome) was a German novelist and poet. She married an archaeologist named Guido Freiherr Von Kaschnitz-Weinberg in 1925 and travelled with him on archaeological expeditions.
Marie Manning Marie Manning (January 22, 1872—November 28, 1945) was a newspaper columnist and novelist in the early 20th century. She wrote the first newspaper advice column, Dear Beatrice Fairfax, in 1898, the precursor to modern versions such as Dear Abby and Ann Landers.
Marie Marvingt Marie Marvingt (20 February 1875 – 14 December 1963) was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France. She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements and was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps.
Marie McDonald Marie McDonald (July 6, 1923 – October 21, 1965) was an American singer and actress born with the name Cora Marie Frye in Burgin, Kentucky. She was the daughter of a Ziegfeld Follies girl who divorced her father when she was a child and she eventually moved with her mother and stepfather to Yonkers, New York.
Marie McLaughlin Marie McLaughlin is leading soprano most noted for her performances as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro and Zerlina in Don Giovanni. Her international career has included appearances at many of the world's leading opera houses.
Marie Melchior Joseph Théodore de Lagrené Marie Melchior Joseph Théodore de Lagrené, (14 March 1800 in Amiens - 26 January 1862 in Paris), was a French legislator and diplomat, who hailed from an old family from Picardie. He joined the French diplomatic service at a young age and served in the foreign ministry under Mathieu de Montmorency and accompaigned him to the Congress of Verona in 1822.
Marie Mornet Robin Marie Elise Mornet Robin (4 April, 1894 - 5 January, 2007) was a French supercentenarian and the second oldest person in France, very close behind Marie-Simone Capony, when she died at age 112 years and 276 days. At the time of her passing she also ranked as third-oldest in Western Europe and 13th-oldest in the world.
Marie N Marija Naumova (born June 23 1973) is an ethnic Russian singer living in Latvia. Under the stage name Marie N, she sings a broad range of music ranging from pop, through musical theatre jazz, and has recorded several albums, with songs in Latvian, French, English, Russian and Portuguese.

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