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Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe Mary Evelyn Hungerford Crewe-Milnes (born March 23 1915) was the daughter of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe and first wife of George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe. They were married on October 24 1935, at Westminster Abbey, London, and divorced in 1953.
Mary Jane (shoe) Mary Jane is an American term for a kind of strap shoe that typically have low heels, rounded closed toes, and a buckled strap across the instep. They are often made of black patent leather, although some current incarnations can be in a wide array of colors and are also made of canvas or suede.
Mary Jane Girls The Mary Jane Girls were a popular American R&B, Soul, Funk and Pop group from the 1980s. The group consisted of four girls: Joanne (Jojo) McDuffie, Candice (Candi) Ghant, Kim (Maxi) and Ann (Cheri) Bailey.
Mary Jane Kelly Mary Jane Kelly (c. 1863 - November 9, 1888) is widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated prostitutes in the Whitechapel area of London during the late summer and autumn of 1888.
Mary Jane Lamond Mary Jane Lamond is a Canadian folk musician who performs renditions of traditional Gaelic folk songs from Cape Breton Island. She was born in 1960 in Kingston, Ontario, and is a graduate of the Celtic Studies program at St.
Mary Jane Patterson Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1840, Mary Jane Patterson was the oldest of Henry and Emeline Patterson's seven children. In 1856, she and her family moved to Oberlin, Ohio, where they joined a growing community of free Black families who worked to send their children to the college.
Mary Jeffries Mary Jeffries (1854-1907) was a madam and procuress in London's underworld during the late 19th century. During the 1870s, she ran one of the few brothels in Victorian-era London which catered exclusivly to many of the city's elite including the prominent businessmen and politicians including at least one member of the House of Lords and a titled Guards officer as well as aristocrats such as Leopold II.
Mary Jo Deschanel Mary Jo Deschanel (born 1945 as Mary Jo Weir in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. She played the wife of John Glenn in the movie adaptation of The Right Stuff and Doc Hayward's wife Eileen in Twin Peaks.
Mary Jo Eustace Mary Jo Eustace (born 19 August 1957) is a Canadian actress, singer and sous-chef best known as co-host of the Canadian cooking TV series What's for Dinner? and, more recently, as the former wife of Dean McDermott.
Mary Jo Kilroy Mary Jo Kilroy (born April 30, 1949) is an American attorney and politician from Ohio. Kilroy, a Democrat, is a County Commissioner of Franklin County, Ohio, which includes the city of Columbus, and some of its surrounding suburban and rural areas.
Mary Joe Frug Mary Joe Frug (1941-1991) was a professor at New England School of Law from 1981 to 1991. She is often thought of as the mother of postmodern feminist theory, and was a renowned postmodernist and feminist scholar.
Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln, (July 8, 1844-December 2, 1921) was an influential teacher and cookbook author whose students included Fannie Farmer. Considered one the pioneers of the domestic science movement in the United States she emphasized the scientific and nutritional basis of food preparation.
Mary Jones (Bible) Mary [Jacob] Jones (December 16, 1784 – December 29,1864) was a Welsh Protestant Christian who, as a girl of fifteen, inspired the founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society by walking twenty-five miles across the Welsh countryside to buy a copy of the Bible because she did not have one.Canton(1904), 466
Mary Jones Ngale (Nagala) Aboriginal Artist An aboriginal artist from the Utopia region of the Northern Territory of Australia, (north east of Alice Springs), Mary Jones Ngala or Nagale is one of a group of women Aboriginal from Central Australia, creating artwork which represents the culture and tradition of indigenous Australian Aboriginal people. Like many traditional Aboriginal women, cultural education begins at an early age, where the process of painting is part of ceremony.
Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald Mary Josephine Hannon (October 31 1865 - August 8 1964) was the wife of John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, the mother of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother-inlaw of Joseph P. Kennedy and maternal grandmother of John F.
Mary Kardash Mary Kardash was a long-time Communist politician in the north end of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of Winnipeg school board in the 1970s and 1980s, having been elected as a Communist Party of Canada candidate.
Mary Katherine Campbell Mary Katherine Campbell (1907–1990) was the only person to have won the Miss America Pageant twice. Campbell was Miss America 1922 and Miss America 1923, and she was also First Runner Up at the 1924 Miss America Pageant.
Mary Katherine Goddard Mary Katherine Goddard (June 16, 1738 – August 12, 1816) was an early American publisher and the first American postmistress. She was the first to print the Declaration of Independence with the names of the signatories.
Mary Kay Bergman Mary Kay Bergman (June 5, 1961 – November 11, 1999) was an American voice actress with numerous roles and bit parts in television, movies, direct-to-video animation, and advertising. She is best known for voicing several characters in South Park.
Mary Kay Letourneau Mary Kay Fualaau (born January 30, 1962; former married name Mary Kay Letourneau; maiden name Schmitz) is a former schoolteacher known for having a sexual relationship, and two children, with her underage pupil. She was convicted of statutory rape and served seven years in prison.
Mary Kaye Mary Kaye, sometimes called the "First Lady of Rock and Roll", was a guitarist and performer who was active in the 1950's and 1960's. Mary Kaye (born Mary Kaaihue) descended from Hawaiian royalty in the line of Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last reigning monarch, and was born into a show business family.
Mary Kerridge Mary Kerridge (April 3, 1914 – July 22, 1999) was an English actress, married to John Counsell, the managing director of the Theatre Royal, Windsor, with whom she worked at the theatre for many years. Their daughter is actress Elizabeth Counsell.
Mary Kevin Niland Mary Kevin Niland is one of two reading clerks of the United States House of Representatives, a face familiar to viewers of C-SPAN, the network which covers House proceedings. The reading clerk reads bills, motions, and other papers before the House and keeps track of changes to legislation made on the floor.
Mary Kiani Mary Kiani is a Scottish singer who first had hit songs as vocalist for dance music act, The Time Frequency in the early 1990s. "Real Love" was their only Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at #8 in November 1993.
Mary King (equestrian) Mary King, born 1961 June 8 in Sidmouth, Devon, is a world class equestrian sportswoman. Growing up in a family that was not involved in horses, Mary King worked in a butcher's shop, as a gardener, and as a cook to help fund her riding career.
Mary King (merchant) Mary King was born in Edinburgh towards the end of the 16th century. Mary earned enough money to afford a decent lifestyle by sewing garments and selling fine cloths from a shop on the High Street called a laich forebooth, or a low stall.
Mary King's Close For years the hidden underground closes of Mary King's Close, in the Old Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland, have been shrouded in myths and mysteries. Blood-curdling tales of ghosts and murders, and myths of plague victims being walled up and left to die.
Mary Kirchoff Mary Kirchoff is the author of numerous Dragonlance works, including the novels Kendermore, Wanderlust (with Steve Winter), Flint, the King (with Douglas Niles), The Black Wing, and the Defenders of Magic trilogy. She is also the recurring head of Wizards of the Coast's Book Publishing division.
Mary Kornman Mary Kornman (born December 27, 1915 in Idaho Falls, Idaho; died June 1, 1973 in Glendale, California) was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the Our Gang series during the Pathé silent era.
Mary Kostakidis Mary Kostakidis (born 1954) is an Australian newsreader for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), working at the network for over fifteen years. She was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and immigrated to Australia with her family two years later.
Mary L. Good Mary Lowe Good is an inorganic chemist who does industrial research and has worked in government. She received her BS from the University of Central Arkansas and in 1955 received her PhD in from the University of Arkansas.
Mary Landrieu Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the senior Democratic United States senator from the state of Louisiana. She is the daughter of former New Orleans mayor Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu and the sister of current Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu.
Mary Lavin Mary Josephine Lavin (June 10, 1912 - March 25, 1996) was a noted Irish short story letter and novelist. She is regarded as a pioneering female author in the traditionally male-dominated world of Irish letters.
Mary Lawrence Mary Lawrence [Tonetti] (1868 – 1945) is an American sculptor. Lawrence was born in New York City into a prominent New York family whose ancestors included John Lawrence, mayor of New York City from 1673 - 1675 and 1691-1692, and the War of 1812 patriot, Captain James Lawrence who died after uttering the words, "Tell the men to fire faster!
Mary Layton Mary Layton (born: 19 November 1967, in Lexington, North Carolina USA) is a contemporary artist creating watercolour, pen & ink, coloured pencil, and digital artwork mostly in the fantasy genre. Her subjects range from fairies to goddesses to witches, although she has been known to create the occasional portrait or landscape when the mood strikes.
Mary Leakey Mary Leakey (February 6 1913 – December 9 1996) was a British archaeologist, who, along with others, discovered the first skull of a fossil ape on Rusinga Island. For much of her career she worked with her husband Louis Leakey in the Olduvai Gorge, uncovering the tools and fossils of ancient hominines.
Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis (April 22, 1788-April 23, 1853), was an Episcopal lay leader in Alexandria County (now Arlington County, Virginia). The daughter of Ann Randolph Fitzhugh and William Fitzhugh (1741-1809), a member of the Continental Congress, she was most likely born at Chatham, in Stafford County, Virginia.
Mary Lee Settle Mary Lee Settle (July 29, 1918 - September 27, 2005) was an American writer and winner of the National Book Award for her 1978 novel Blood Tie. She was also one of the founders of the annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Mary Lee Woods Mary Lee Woods was a British mathematician who worked in the team that developed the Manchester Mark I computer at the University of Manchester, England. She was married to Conway Berners-Lee, also in the team.
Mary Lee's Corvette Mary Lee's Corvette is a New York-based band led by Michigan-born singer-songwriter Mary Lee Kortes (Born February 4 1970). They have recorded five albums, notably 2002's song-for-song cover of Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, recorded live in New York.
Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk (born April 15, 1926 - August 3, 1995) was an American amateur golfing champion. She was born in Chipley, Florida but at the age of 14 moved to Thomasville, Georgia where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay Championships from 1946 to 1948.
Mary Leona Gage Leona Gage (born Mary Leona Gage in 1939, Longview, Texas), won the title of Miss USA in 1957, representing the state of Maryland. The next day, she was stripped of her crown when it was revealed that she was married and the mother of two children.
Mary Leppert Mary Leppert is the founder and publisher of The Link Homeschool Newspaper (1995) and The Link Homeschool Newspaper Online (1999). The Link editions are the largest all-inclusive homeschool publications in North America.
Mary Lerner Mary Lerner is an American short story writer who was published in several national magazines in the early twentieth century. Her story "Little Selves" is included in The Best American Short Stories of the Century, edited by John Updike.
Mary Lindley Murray Mary Lindley Murray is known in American Revolution lore as the Quaker woman who held up British General William Howe after the British victory against American forces at Kips Bay. According to legend, Murray treated Howe and his generals to cake and wine and delayed them several hours as the American rebels retreated.
Mary Livingstone Mary Livingstone (June 23, 1905 – June 30, 1983) was an early co-star of American radio, and the wife and collaborator of radio and comedy king Jack Benny. A gifted comedienne, she was one of the rare performers who began to experience stage fright well after her career was established (like Barbra Streisand), enough that she retired from show business completely almost three decades before her death and at the height of her husband and partner's fame.
Mary Lorson Mary Lorson is an American singer-songwriter best known for her time as the lead singer of Alternative Pop group Madder Rose. Since the demise of her original band, Lorson has recorded as part of the band Saint Low.
Mary Lou Jepsen Mary Lou Jepsen is the founding chief technology officer of One Laptop Per Child whose large scale humanitarian mission is to deliver low-cost, mesh-networked laptops en-masse to the disadvantaged children of developing countries. Last year (2005) she was responsible for all of the technology of the $100 laptop (hardware and software).
Mary Louise Kelly Mary Louise Kelly is National Public Radio's intelligence and security correspondent. Kelly reports on the Central Intelligence Agency and other spy agencies, such as the Defence Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency.
Mary Louise Milliken Mary Louise Milliken Childs (1873-1936) Noted philanthropist in the 20th Century for building over twenty hospitals and two churches throughout the United States. Her greatest accomplishments include the West Jersey Cooper Hospital in New Jersey and the Milliken Memorial Community House in Elkton, Kentucky.
Mary Louise Milliken Childs Mary Louise Milliken Childs (1873-1936) Noted philanthropist in the 20th Century for building over twenty hospitals and two churches throughout the United States. Her greatest accomplishments include the West Jersey Cooper Hospital in New Jersey and the Milliken Memorial Community House in Elkton, Kentucky
Mary Lundby Mary Adelaide Lundby is one of the co-majority leaders of the Iowa Senate, and is an Iowa Senator from the 18th District. She has served in the Iowa Senate since 1994 and served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1986-1994, serving as Speaker of the House from 1992-1994.
Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene is described, both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. She is considered by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican churches to be a saint, with a feast day of July 22.
Mary Mallon Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), also known as Typhoid Mary, was the first person in the United States to be identified as a healthy carrier of typhoid fever. Over the course of her career as a cook, she infected 47 people, three of whom died.
Mary Malone Mary Malone is a character in the second and third books of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. She is a physicist from Will's world (Which is supposed to be the world in which the reader lives), who is investigating dark matter, known also as Dust, and is told she must play the part of the Serpent for the second Adam and Eve.
Mary Margaret Haugen Mary Margaret Haugen is a Washington state senator and chairwoman of the Senate Transportation Committee. She has served Washington's 10th district as a state senator since 1993; her current term expires in January 2009.
Mary Margaret McBride Mary Margaret McBride (November 16, 1899 - April 7, 1976) was an American radio interview host and writer. Her popular radio shows spanned more than forty years; she is also remembered for her few months of pioneering television, as an early sign of radio success not guaranteeing a transition to the new medium.
Mary Margaret O'Hara Mary Margaret O'Hara is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who has been hailed as one of the greatest cult heroines in rock music despite having released very few of her own recordings. She is the sister of comedic actress Catherine O'Hara.
Mary Margaret Smith Mary Margaret Smith (October 7, 1893 - May 23, 2006) was at the time of her passing Ohio's oldest verified living person, at 112 years and 228 days. She also ranked 5th in the United States and was the 13th oldest person in the world.
Mary Martin Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) born in Weatherford, Texas was a Tony Award winning American star of (mainly stage) musicals. Amongst the roles originally created by her were those of Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music.
Mary Marvel Mary Marvel is a fictional character, a superhero derived from the DC Comics (formerly Fawcett Comics) character Captain Marvel. Her alter ego is teenager Mary Batson (adopted name Mary Bromfield), twin sister of Captain Marvel's alter ego Billy Batson.
Mary Matha Arts & Science College Situated on a scenic hilltop-campus, amidst the sprawling greenery of the Western Ghats, Mary Matha Arts and Science College, Mananthavady is a ten year-old Government-aided college affiliated to the Kannur University and managed by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady. The college has been recently accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)of the UGC at B++ (83.
Mary Matilda Winslow Mary Matilda Winslow, sometimes referred to as Mary Matilda Winslow McAlpine (MacAlpine) or Tillie Winslow, was the first Black Canadian female graduate of the University of New Brunswick. She graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in Classics in 1905, ranking at the top of her class.
Mary Maxwell Gates Mary Maxwell Gates (July 5,1929-June 9, 1994) served 18 years (1975-1993) on the University of Washington board of regents. She was the first female president of King County’s United Way, the first woman to chair the national United Way’s executive committee, and the first woman on the First Interstate Bank of Washington's board of directors.
Mary Mazzio Mary Mazzio is an American award-winning documentary filmmaker, attorney, and olympic athtlete who participated in Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Sbe is currently the president and founder of the independent film company 50 Eggs Inc.
Mary Mc Laughlin Mary Mc Laughlin is a singer / songwriter who is steeped in the Gaelic song tradition of her native Ireland. Mary records, performs and teaches workshops in singing skills, performance technique and Gaelic song and culture.
Mary McCarthy (CIA) Mary O'Neil McCarthy (born 1945) is a former Central Intelligence Agency employee who last worked in the Office of the Inspector General. In her career, she was as an intelligence analyst and National Intelligence Officer for Warning.
Mary McCartney Mary Anna McCartney, born in London on 28 August, 1969, was the first child born to rock photographer Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney of The Beatles. She was named after Paul's late mother, who died of breast cancer when Paul was fourteen.
Mary McConnel School Mary McConnel School (MMS) is a joint initiative of the Anglican Church of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia. It is operated by EDUCANG Limited, along with Forest Lake College, The FLC International Centre, The Lakes College and The Springfield College.
Mary McGrory Mary McGrory (August 22, 1918 – April 20, 2004) was an American journalist and columnist. She was a fierce opponent of the Vietnam War and was on Richard Nixon's enemies list for writing "daily hate Nixon articles.
Mary Meade Mary Meade was an American film actress of the 1940s. Her films included Assigned to Danger (1948), In This Corner (1948), T-Men (1947), The Thrill of Brazil (1946), Wonder Man (1945) and Show Business (1944).
Mary Melody Mary Melody is a fictional female African-American character on the television show Tiny Toon Adventures. As Montana Max and Elmyra Duff do not consistently attend Acme Looniversity, the show's principal setting, Mary is the only human student on the show with a name and recurring appearances.
Mary Millington Mary Quilter (November 30 1945 - August 19 1979), better known by her stage name Mary Millington, was one of Britain's most successful porn stars of the 1970s, who became well-known thanks to her appearances in millionaire David Sullivan's porn magazines and films.
Mary Moder Mary Moder (November 28, 1905–July 11, 1993) was an American voice actress for The Walt Disney Company known for the voice of the Fiddler Pig in the Three Little Pigs short subjects. She died of a heart attack in 1993.
Mary Monnett Bain Mary Monnett Bain (born Mary Monnett) (September 21, 1833, Ohio - July 30, 1885, Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas), following her mother's death, came into a very large sum of money, and it was her mother's wife that a Methodist Episcopal Church leader, one Bishop Leonard B. Gurley, would provide the proper home in which the young ward was to be raised in.
Mary Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles (17 September 1900 – 9 February 1993), later Mary ("Molly") Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch, was the elder of the two daughters of Major William Frank Lascelles and Lady Sybil Evelyn de Vere Beauclerk.
Mary Morello Mary Morello (born in 1924 in Marseilles, Illinois) founded in 1987 the anti-censorship group Parents For Rock And Rap. She is sometimes referred to as Tipper Gore's nemesis in the 1980s battle over music censorship.
Mary Moser Mary Moser (27 October 1744-2 May 1819) was an English painter and one of the most celebrated women artists of 18th century Britain. One of only two female founding members of the Royal Academy (1768), Moser is particularly noted for her depictions of flowers.
Mary Nevill Mary Nevill (born on March 12, 1961) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. After her sporting career Nevill, as a senior lecturer at the Loughborough University, researched in the area of muscle metabolism during maximum sprint and intermittent exercise with a particular interest in the aetiology of fatigue.
Mary Nohl Art Environment The Mary Nohl Art Environment (also called the Fox Point Art Yard, Fox Point Witch's house and Mary Nohl's house) is a residence in the Milwaukee suburb of Fox Point, Wisconsin. The property, which is filled with folk art created by artist Mary Nohl, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mary of Burgundy Mary (February 13, 1457 – March 27, 1482), Duchess of Burgundy, was the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon. Her mother died in 1465, but Mary was on very good terms with her step-mother Margaret of York, who Charles married in 1468.
Mary of Guise Marie de Guise (in English, Mary of Guise) (November 22, 1515 – June 11 1560) was the Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots. She was Regent, or Governor, of Scotland 1554–1560.
Mary of Sicily Mary of Sicily (c 1370—1402), Queen of Sicily, was the daughter and heir of Frederick III "The Simple". As she was very young at the time of her father's death in 1377, her government was effectively taken over by four baronial families who styled themselves "vicars.
Mary O'Connell Mary O'Connell (also known as Sister Anthony) (1814-December 8, 1897) was an Irish immigrant Roman Catholic nun. Her work with the wounded during the American Civil War and health care in general caused her to be known as "the angel of the battlefield" and "the Florence Nightingale of America.
Mary O'Rourke Mary O'Rourke (Irish: Máire Uí Ruairc) (born May 31, 1937), is a senior Irish politician. She was first elected as a Fianna Fáil TD in the November 1982 General Election and at each election until losing her seat in the 2002 election.
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (born February 3, 1968) is a Nigerian sprinter who won the bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics and in 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Mary Oppen Mary Oppen ( November 28, 1907 – May 14, 1990 ), American poet, was also an activist, artist, photographer, and writer. Though of a lesser fame than her husband (the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet George Oppen), she maintained a vital, animated role in the community of poets, painters, and activists who surrounded them.
Mary Osborne, Duchess of Leeds Lady Mary Godolphin 1723-August 3, 1764, daughter of Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough and Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin. Considered by some to be the love-child of the Duchess and William Congreve, who left his estate to the Duchess.
Mary Overlie Mary Overlie has had a long and respected career as a performer, choreographer, teacher and theater collaborator, working extensively in both the United States and Europe. She had the pleasure of working with Paul Langland, and Nina Martin as well as Wendell Beavers who formed her core company from 1976 to 1980 and continues to be close friends with to this day.
Mary Parker Follett Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933) was a social worker, consultant, and author of books on democracy, human relations, and management. She worked as a management and political theorist, introducing such phrases as "conflict resolution," "authority and power," and "the task of leadership.
Mary Pat Fisher Mary Pat Fisher is the director for international correspondence at the Gobind Sadan Institute of New Delhi. She writes books about religion and is a volunteer devoted to the interfaith work of her teacher, Baba Virsa Singh.
Mary Perkins, On Stage Mary Perkins, On Stage (originally titled simply On Stage) is an American newspaper comic strip by Leonard Starr that ran from February 10, 1957 to September 9, 1979. A backstage drama, it followed the adventures and misadventures of actress Perkins and eventually also her photographer beau and later husband, Pete Fletcher, on Broadway, in Hollywood, and on various movie sets around the world.
Mary Philbin Mary Philbin (July 16, 1903 - May 27, 1993) was a notable film actress of the silent film era. Philbin is probably best remembered for playing the roles of Christine Daaé in the 1925 film The Phantom of the Opera opposite screen legend Lon Chaney and Dea in The Man Who Laughs.
Mary Philbrook Mary Philbrook (1872 - 1958) was one of New Jersey's most prominent women for equal rights. She was the first woman attorney in the New Jersey and then used her legal training for the advancement of women's rights, the social settlement movement in Jersey City, and a gender free writing of the New Jersey Constitution of 1947.
Mary Pickford Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Oscar-winning Canadian motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists. She was known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "the girl with the golden curls.
Mary Platt Parmele Mary Platt Parmele (1843-1911) Author of a number of "Short History" books of various countries written in the late 19th and early 20th century. Her style is a flowing narrative that ties together the various historical events of a country in easy to read, comprehensive text.
Mary Plummer Mary Plummer was the US-born pupil of and later wife of Georges Clemenceau. Clemenceau arrived in the United States in 1865 after fleeing France due to involvement in radical political activism during the regime of Napoleon III.
Mary Poovey Mary Poovey is an important literary critic whose work focuses on the Victorian Era. She is currently the Samuel Rudin University Professor in the Humanities at New York University,and the director of the Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge.
Mary Poppins (character) Mary Poppins is a fictional character and the protagonist of Pamela Travers' Mary Poppins books and all of its adaptations. She is a magical nanny of unknown origins who arrives at the Banks home in Cherry Tree Lane where she is given charge of the Banks children and teaches them valuable lessons with a magical touch.
Mary Poppins (musical) Mary Poppins, in addition to being a series of children's books and a film, has also been adapted for the stage by Disney Theatrical. The West End production opened in December 2004 and the Broadway production opened in November 2006.

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