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ca. 1920
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA picture postcard of an unidentified woman from Martinique in the traditional Creole chemise jupe ensemble. She is featured standing facing the viewer with her head turned to the left. She is standing in front of a painted forest scene with artificial…
1995–
Marvel Oghenetega Peter Edet Ekpiteta (born 26 August 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Isthmian League Premier Division club Aveley.
1995–
Marvin Akpereogene Paul Edem Ekpiteta (born 26 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons. He has previously played for Chelmsford City, Witham Town, Concord Rangers, East…
Born 2004
Marvin Marvellous Kaleta (born 14 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Rotherham United.
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Marvin Newton Morgan (13 April 1983 – 6 December 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in the Football League for Aldershot Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle and Hartlepool United. He was…
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Marvin Anthony Sordell (born 17 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Southern League Premier Division South club Uxbridge. Sordell started his career with Fulham prior to joining Watford for a two-year scholarship in 2007. He…
1920–2000
Marvin Williams (February 12, 1920 – December 23, 2000) was an American professional baseball second baseman. Listed at 6' 0" (1.83 m), 190 lb. (86 kg), Williams batted and threw right handed. He was born in Houston, Texas. Even though he never made it to…
1958–
Marvin Lawrence Winans Sr. (born March 5, 1958) is an American pastor, gospel singer, member of the Winans family, and a member of the Winans, a musical group. He is also known for his recurring role in the hit show Tyler Perry's House of Payne.
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Martha "Mary" A. Harris Mason McCurdy (August 10, 1852 – June 25, 1934) was an African-American temperance advocate and suffragist. She had a career in journalism that included editing the newspaper "Women's World".
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Mary Chinwe Abichi (née Iheke; born 19 November 1990) is a British track and field sprinter. She specialises in the 400 metres and holds a personal best of 52.60 seconds. She has won medals with the British 4 × 400 metres relay team at the European…
1954–
Mary Anne Adams, MSW, (born September 25, 1954) is an African American lesbian activist, social worker, and public health researcher who has focused on the health disparities within the lesbian and Black community. She also works at Georgia State…
1920–1992
Mary Zoner Hurston Barksdale Lawes (November 24, 1920 - October 9, 1992 ) was a prominent African-American nurse and businesswoman. She was the owner and administrator, for twenty-seven years, of the Hurstdale Rest Home, the only black-owned rest home in…
1950–2020
Mary Magdalene Black (April 9, 1950- March 21, 2020) was an American advocate for underserved families and nonprofit pioneer. She founded and led the Black Family and Child Services of Arizona.
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Mary Burnett Talbert (born Mary Morris Burnett; September 17, 1866 – October 15, 1923) was an American orator, activist, suffragist and reformer. In 2005, Talbert was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
1863–1954
Terrell became the first president of the National Association of Colored Women and campaigned for racial and gender equality for over six decades.
1933–2025
Mary Lovenia DeCongé-Watson (October 4, 1933 – July 26, 2025) was an American mathematician and former religious sister in the Sisters of the Holy Family. She was the 15th African-American woman to earn her Ph.D. in mathematics.
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Mary Dudley (born Mary Elizabeth Goode; April 8, 1912 – March 17, 1964), known as Mary Dee, was an American disc jockey who is widely considered the first African-American woman disc jockey in the United States. She grew up in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and…
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Mary Elizabeth Ashe Lee (12 January 1851 – 22 January 1932) was an African-American writer, educator, and churchwoman.
1923–1995
Mary E. Baker (1923–1995) was a notable African-American community activist and leader in Brockton, Massachusetts.
Born 1820
Mary Elizabeth (née Miles) Bibb (1820–1877 or the early 1880s) was an American-born educator and abolitionist leader. She is considered by some to be the first female Black journalist in Canada. She was a teacher and abolitionist in the United States,…
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Mary Elizabeth Jackson (1867–1923), was an African-American female suffrage activist, YWCA leader and writer. She worked with the Northeast Federation of Colored Women's Club and lead the suffrage movement with the National Association of Colored Women.
ca. 1949
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph depicts a woman from the chest up. Wearing a light colored button down coat over a white high necked blouse, she is filmed with the camera turned slightly sideways. She does not look at the viewer but gazes obliquely to the…
1976-1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Mary Elizabeth Smith Grave Marker Order Forms”.
1979; printed 2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of children playing on the playground of Mary Fields Elementary School under the shade of a tree. Two students play on a swingset while others play in a grassy field in the background. On the left…
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