Author and poet. Born Marguerite Ann Johnson in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
She died, aged 86 years, on 28 May 2014 at her home in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA. Her body was cremated and the ashes were scattered.
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Maya Angelou
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Kennington Park air-raid
The Friends say "The air raid shelters were actually on the south field of th...
Other Subjects
First gay rights demonstration
The first gay rights demonstration in Britain took place in Highbury Fields when about 150 members of the Gay Liberation Front held a torchlight rally against police harassment. Louis Eakes of the ...
1 memorial
Oscar Wilde
Born in Dublin as Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde. 'Importance of Being Earnest', 'Picture of Dorian Gray', etc. A flamboyant aesthete, he may have been Grossmith's model for the character Bunt...
Person, Gender Issues, Literature, Poetry, Seriously Famous, Theatre, France, Ireland
7 memorials
Amy Garvey
Campaigner for gender and social justice. Born in Jamaica. 1914 met Garvey, joined the Universal Negro Improvement Association and became a Pan-Africanist campaigner. Moved to the US in 1918 wher...
Person, Gender Issues, Race Issues, Social Welfare, Jamaica, USA
1 memorial
Blue Plaque Rebellion
Writing her book 'Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives' Anna Kessel, was shocked at the lack of recognition for sportswomen from the past. Hence the Blue Plaque Rebellion, set up with the...
1 memorial
Dr Annie McCall
One of the first women to qualify as a doctor, in 1885. Born Manchester. She studied abroad and in London. Once qualified she quickly started a clinic and school of midwifery in her own home at 165...
1 memorial
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Lord George Cavendish Bentinck
Grandson of the 3rd Duke of Portland. Member of Parliament for Kings Lynn. Private secretary to George Canning, his uncle. Voted for the Reform Bill and as head of the Protectionist Party opposed ...
1 memorial
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