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Elizabeth-Jane Burnett is a poet and academic who is known for her publications in nature writing. Following her PhD studies in contemporary poetics, which led to the publication of a monograph titled A Social Biography of Contemporary Innovative Poetry…
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Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (February 1818 – May 1907) was an American seamstress, activist, and writer who lived in Washington, D.C. She was the personal dressmaker (modiste) and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. An African American, Keckley also started the…
1909–1982
Elizabeth Laura Adams (1909–1982) was an African-American Catholic writer, best known for her autobiography Dark Symphony (1942).
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Elizabeth Lindsay Davis (1855-1944) was an African-American teacher, writer, and activist. She was responsible for forming the Phyllis Wheatley Women's Club in Chicago, Illinois in 1900.
1917–1998
Martha Elizabeth "Bettye" Murphy Moss (née Murphy; 1917–1998) was an American journalist. She was the first black woman to be certified as an overseas war correspondent in World War II.
1996–
Elizabeth "Ebee" Nicole Price (born May 28, 1996) is an American retired artistic gymnast. Price was an alternate for the 2012 Summer Olympics Gymnastics team, the 2014 American Cup Champion, and the 2013-2014 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup All Around…
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Elizabeth 'Liz' Shearer White (died 1993) was an American independent film producer and founder of the Shearer Summer Theatre in Martha's Vineyard. She is known for her stage production of Shakespeare's Othello with an all-black cast, which she eventually…
Biography
Elizabeth St. Philip is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, most noted for her 2020 film 9/11 Kids. She was formerly a producer for CTV News, who worked on both CTV National News and W5.
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Elizabeth Stumm, known by her pen name Mrs. C. C. Stumm (née T. Elizabeth Penman; March 25, 1857 – May 19, 1910) was an African-American teacher and journalist. As her first husband was involved in missionary service, the couple moved often, but Stumm was…
1916–2011
Elizabeth Talford Scott (February 8, 1916 – April 25, 2011) was an American artist, known for her quilts.
Born 1924
Elizabeth "Tex" Williams (born 1924) is an American photographer. She joined the Women's Army Corps in 1944 at the age of 20 as one of the few African-American women photographers in the military.
1938
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a building in Harlem. There are people on every balcony of the building watching a parade go by. In the foreground, more people watch from the ground, obscuring the parade from the viewer.
Born 1865
Ella Williams (1865–1928), also known by her stage name Mme Abomah, was an American performer. She was a woman of extraordinary height and strength who became an international celebrity in the late 1800s. Born in South Carolina in 1865 to parents who were…
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Ella Balinska (born 4 October 1996) is a British actress who starred in the action-comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019) and the Netflix original series Resident Evil (2022).
1917–1996
Fitzgerald's pure tone and unmatched vocal improvisation made her one of the most celebrated jazz singers of the twentieth century, earning thirteen Grammy Awards.
1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of Ella Fitzgerald and an unidentified person dressed as the Philip Morris Mascot at Club Bali. Fitzgerald is holding a microphone stand and looking to her proper right. She is wearing a dress with a flower design down the…
1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Ella Fitzgerald on stage in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She stands in a spotlight on stage just in front of a piano. She is wearing a floor length black dress and is holding a corded microphone in her left hand.
1924–2024
Ella Louise Jenkins (August 6, 1924 – November 9, 2024) was an American singer-songwriter and centenarian. Called the "First lady of children's music", she was a leading performer of folk and children's music. Her 1995 album Multicultural Children's Songs…
1923–2001
Ella Mae Irby (1923–2001) was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective, along with her mother, Delia Bennett, and her daughter Linda Diane Bennett. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
1904–2010
Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson (January 13, 1904 – March 22, 2010) was an American social worker, activist and author. She received national recognition in 2009 when, at 105 years old, she travelled to Washington D.C. to attend the inauguration of U.S. President…
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Ella Lillian Davis Browne Mahammitt (November 22, 1863 – September 9, 1932) was an American journalist, civil rights activist, and women's rights activist from Omaha, Nebraska. She was editor of the black weekly newspaper The Enterprise, president of…
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Ella Sade McLeod (born 16 March 1996) is an English writer and podcaster. In addition to young adult (YA) and children's fiction, she writes adult fiction under the name E.S. McLeod.
1935–2024
Ella Mitchell (September 14, 1935 – July 2, 2024) was an American soul singer and actress. She is most recognized for playing the comic role as Hattie Mae Pierce (Big Momma) in the 2000 comedy film Big Momma's House and the evil witch Evillene in the…
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Ella-Rae Kirby-Smith (born 21 February 1998) is an English actress and model. She began her modeling career in 2014 and rose to fame for her portrayal of Phoebe in Clique and Nix in the AMC martial arts drama series Into the Badlands.
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