ZelmaHenderson February 29, 1920 May 20, 2008 was the last surviving plaintiff in the 1954 landmark United States federal courts federal school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education . ref name nyt cite news first Margalit last Fox title ZelmaHenderson, Who Aided Desegregation, Dies at 88 url http www.nytimes.com 2008 05 22 us 22henderson.html?bl&ex 1211601600&en d0a1ed67ee5b8c74&ei 5087 ... Early life Henderson was born as Zelma Cleota Hurst in Colby, Kansas , on February 29, 1920. ref ... civil rights Oliver Brown and 12 women, including ZelmaHenderson, to serve as plaintiffs in the case. ref name nyt Henderson quickly agreed. In the case, whose full name was Oliver L. Brown et al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka , Henderson was the last et al. listed on the plaintiff s side of the original case. ref name nyt The lawsuit , with Henderson as one of the 13 plaintiffs, was first ... the whole nation. ref name nyt Death ZelmaHenderson died in Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 88 ... Persondata . NAME Henderson, Zelma ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 29, 1920 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 20, 2008 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Henderson, Zelma Category 1920 ... both towns had populations of under 15,000 people. ref name nyt As a result, Henderson attended integrated ... or maid. Henderson married her husband, Andrew Henderson, in 1943. ref name nyt She ..., Donald Henderson and Vicki Henderson, who were bused to a segregated, all black school on the other side of the city of Topeka. ref name nyt This discrimination angered Henderson, who had been educated .... ref name nyt Henderson became involved in the legal fight against the city s segregated schools in 1950 ... are inherently unequal, in agreement with Henderson and the other plaintiff s original suit. ref name nyt Henderson appeared in numerous events commemorating the decision throughout her life ... and fifteen great grandchildren. Her husband, Andrew Henderson, died in 1971 and their daughter ... more details
wiktionary ZelmaZelma may refer to Places Zelma, Indiana , unincorporated community in Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana Zelma, Saskatchewan , small hamlet in Saskatchewan People Zelma Davis , Liberian born singer who rose to fame in the early 1990s Zelma Hedin 1827 1874 , Swedish actress ZelmaHenderson 1920 2008 , the last surviving plaintiff in the 1954 landmark federal school desegregation case Zelma Watson George 1903 1994 , well known African American philanthropist Organizations Zelma Hutsell Elementary School , public primary school in Katy, Texas, United States disambiguation hu Zelma ... more details
Infobox person name Zelma O Neal image imagesize caption birth name birth date Birth date 1903 05 29 df yes birth place Rock Falls, Illinois , U.S. death date Death date 1989 11 03 df yes death place Largo, Florida , U.S. other names occupation Actress years active 1927 1937 spouse partner website Zelma O Neal May 29, 1903 November 3, 1989 was an actress, singer, and dancer in the 1920s and 1930s. She appeared on Broadway theatre Broadway and in early sound film s, including the Paramount Pictures films Paramount on Parade and Follow Thru both 1930 . ref name imdboneal IMDb name 641952 Zelma O Neal ref She was married to actor Anthony Bushell from 1928 1935. He said in the 1990s that he ended the marriage because he wanted a joint career but she wanted to be a society hostess. He also claimed to have been married three times, which does not seem to have been the case. Selected filmography Mister Cinders film Mister Cinders 1934 Freedom of the Seas film Freedom of the Seas 1934 There Goes Susie 1934 Spring in the Air 1934 Joy Ride 1934 film Joy Ride 1934 Give Her a Ring 1936 Let s Make a Night of It 1938 References reflist External links Portal Biography IMDb name 641952 Zelma O Neal Find a Grave 50712179 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Oneal, Zelma ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1903 PLACE OF BIRTH Rock Falls, Illinois , U.S. DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1989 PLACE OF DEATH Largo, Florida , U.S. DEFAULTSORT Oneal, Zelma Category 1989 deaths Category 1903 births Category American film actors Category American stage actors Category Actors from Illinois US theat actor stub US screen actor 1900s stub ... more details
Zelma Roberts was a New Zealand born writer who wrote several screenplays for T.O. McCreadie in the late 1940s. She studied at Victoria University College in Wellington. After her husband Wilfred died in the war while serving in the New Zealand 2nd Division , ref http www.cwgc.org search casualty details.aspx?casualty 2383002 Captain Wilfred Roberts Commonwealth War Graves Commission ref she turned to writing. Her novel Always Another Dawn was bought by McCreadie and Always Another Dawn filmed in 1948. ref Interesting People , The Australian Women s Weekly 1933 1982 , Saturday 26 April 1947 p 40. ref Writings The Black Spider 1945 novel Always Another Dawn 1948 novel Always Another Dawn 1948 screenplay Into the Straight 1949 screenplay References reflist External links imdb name id 0731690 name Zelma Roberts Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Roberts, Zelma ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Screenwriter DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Roberts, Zelma Category New Zealand screenwriters Category Living people NewZealand film bio stub ... more details
Infobox person name Zelma Hedin image imagesize caption birth name Zelma Carolina Esolinda Bergn hr birth date 31 May 1827 birth place Stockholm, Sweden death date 11 February 1874 age 46 death place Stockholm, Sweden othername Zelma Bergn hr, Zelma Kinmansson, Zelma Bergmansson website spouse Gustaf Kinmansson, Gustaf Hedin Zelma Carolina Esolinda Hedin , n e Bergn hr , also called Zelma Kinmansson and Zelma Bergmansson , Stockholm , 31 May 1827 Stockholm, 11 February 1874 , was a Swedish stage actress, regarded as one of the greatest stars on the stage of the Royal Dramatic Theatre of Stockholm during the 1840s and 1860s in the mid 19th century. Biography and career Zelma Hedin was born in Stockholm to Captain land and air Captain Lorentz August Bergn hr and Charlotta Wilhelmina Christina Philp. Her sister, Leocadi Bergn hr Fossmo , became an opera star at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen , and her cousin Laura Bergn hr d. 1852 , was an actress at Mindre teatern 1847 52. Zelma Hedin became a student at Dramatens elevskola in 1840, debuted in 1842 and was contracted as premier actress in 1845. She was described as beautiful, gracious and tasteful in her costume, and made her greatest triumphs in so called French salon comedys, a popular genre where she was seen as the successor of Emilie H gquist , and became the female lead on the Royal Dramatic Theatre in the 1850s. She also took over the part of coquette from Charlotta Alml f the critics had always critizised Alml f for being superficial, but for Hedin Flirtasioness seemed to me to be a profession . She was considered ... S dra Teatern in Stockholm, where she performed in public for the last time. Zelma Hedin was married ... . NAME Hedin, Zelma Carolina Esolinda ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 31 May 1827 ... DEFAULTSORT Hedin, Zelma Carolina Esolinda Category 1827 births Category 1874 deaths Category Swedish stage actors Category 19th century actors sv Zelma Hedin ... more details
Infobox begins Infobox settlement official name Village of big Zelma big other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type Village motto image skyline Zelma Saskatchewan Main Street 2010.jpg imagesize image caption Main Street image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size city logo citylogo size image map pushpin map Saskatchewan pushpin map caption Location of Zelma in Saskatchewan latd 51.841694 longd 105.91121 pushpin label position none pushpin mapsize 200 mapsize map caption Location of Zelma, Saskatchewan image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption dot x dot y coordinates region CA SK subdivision type Country subdivision name Canada subdivision type1 Provinces and territories of Canada Province subdivision name1 Saskatchewan subdivision type2 List of regions of Canada Region subdivision name2 Saskatchewan subdivision type3 Census divisions of Saskatchewan Census division subdivision name3 Division No. 11, Saskatchewan No. 11 subdivision type4 List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan Rural Municipality subdivision name4 Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan Bayne No. 371 government footnotes ... name blank1 info website footnotes Infobox ends Zelma is a small village in Saskatchewan . The village ... of Zelma, the village had a thriving business community with a general store, lumber yards, a hotel ... of Young, Zelma and districts publisher Young Celebration Committee 1981 ISBN 0 88925 226 2 accessdate 2011 03 06 ref The Zelma Church was building in 1909 with a load of 500 for lumber and volunteer labour initially as a Presbyterian Church, it was reorganised in 1917 as a the Zelma United ... of Young, Zelma and districts p. 97 99 publisher Young Celebration Committee 1981 ISBN 0 88925 226 ... Footsteps to follow a history of Young, Zelma and districts p. 124 126 publisher Young Celebration ... Allan Center Zelma East Young, Saskatchewan Young South Davidson, Saskatchewan Davidson br ... more details
Infobox settlement More parameter fields are available for use at Template Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info official name Zelma settlement type Town motto images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption dot x dot y pushpin map Indiana pushpin label position pushpin map caption pushpin mapsize Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US IN subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Indiana subdivision type2 List of counties in Indiana County subdivision name2 Lawrence County, Indiana Lawrence subdivision type3 List of townships in Indiana Township subdivision name3 Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana Pleasant Run Politics established title established date Area area total km2 area land km2 Population population as of population footnotes population note population total General information timezone utc offset timezone DST utc offset DST latd 38 latm 56 lats 02 latNS N longd 86 longm 18 longs 07 longEW W elevation footnotes GR 3 elevation ft 850 founder named for Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 47436 area code blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank info 18 86336 GR 2 blank1 name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 451653 451653 website footnotes Zelma is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana Pleasant Run Township , Lawrence County, Indiana Lawrence County , Indiana . Geography Zelma is located at coord 38 56 02 N 86 18 07 W type city . References references Lawrence County, Indiana Category Populated places in Lawrence County, Indiana Category Unincorporated communities in Indiana ... more details
Zelma Hutsell Elementary School is a public primary school at 5360 Franz Road in Katy, Texas Katy , Texas , United States . It is a part of the Katy Independent School District . In the 2000 2001 school year Hutsell was named a National Blue Ribbon School . ref name autogenerated1 http www.ed.gov programs nclbbrs list 1982.pdf ref The mascot is the hornets. See also Portal Houston References Reflist External links http kisdwebs.katyisd.org campuses he Pages Default.aspx Zelma Hutsell Elementary School coord missing Texas DEFAULTSORT Hutsell, Zelma Elementary School Category Elementary schools in Texas Category Katy, Texas Category Blue Ribbon schools in Texas Texas school stub ... more details
Infobox person name Zelma Watson George birth date birth date 1903 12 8 mf y birth place Hearne, Texas Hearne , Texas , United States U.S. death date death date 1994 7 3 mf y death place Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights , Ohio , United States U.S. image caption other names zelmaa movement organization Zelma Watson George December 8, 1903 July 3, 1994 is a well known African American philanthropist who is famous for being an alternate in the United Nations General Assembly and, as a headliner in Gian Carlo Menotti s opera The Medium , the first African American to play a role that was typically played by a Caucasian actress. Early life Zelma Watson was born to Samuel E.J. and Lena Thomas Watson in Hearne, Texas on December 8, 1903. Her father was a Baptist minister, which caused them to move frequently. In 1917 the family moved to Topeka, Kansas from Dallas, Texas because the white citizens of Dallas did not approve of Samuel E.J. Watson assisting African American prisoners. Education ... College in 1961 as well as Cleveland State University in 1974. Personal life Zelma married Baxter ... , which was locally aired on television in Cleveland in 1949. Zelma Watson George then went on to be cast ... on to teaching classes at Cuyahoga Community College in the Elders program. Zelma Watson George ... in Cleveland , Ohio named in her honor. References Reflist Lucko, P.M. 2001, June 6 . Zelma Watson ... Web site http www.wrhs.org library template.asp?id 514 Women in History. Zelma Watson George biography. Lakewood Public Library. http www.lkwdpl.org wihohio geor zel.htm . Zelma Watson George Biography from Answers.com Web site http www.answers.com topic zelma watson george. Zelma Watson George ... ech cgi article.pl?id GZW Reflist Persondata NAME George, Zelma Watson ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... States U.S. DEFAULTSORT George, Zelma Watson Category 1903 births Category 1994 deaths Category ... from Texas Category Musicians from Ohio eu Zelma Watson George ... more details
Henderson may refer to TOC right People, families Henderson surname , description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname Clan Henderson , a Scottish clan Places Argentina Henderson, Buenos Aires , the district capital of Hipolito Yrigoyen Partido Australia Henderson, Western Australia New Zealand Henderson, New Zealand Henderson New Zealand electorate , former parliamentary electorate United States of America Henderson, California Henderson, Humboldt County, California Henderson, San Mateo County, California Henderson, Tulare County, California Henderson, Colorado Henderson, Illinois Henderson, Iowa Henderson, Kentucky Henderson, Louisiana Henderson, Maryland Henderson, Michigan Henderson, Minnesota Henderson, Nebraska Henderson, Nevada Henderson, New York Henderson, North Carolina Henderson, Tennessee Henderson, Texas seealso Henderson County disambiguation Henderson Township disambiguation Geographic features Henderson Inlet , a small estuary in Olympia, Washington , USA Henderson Island Shackleton Ice Shelf , Antarctica Henderson Island Pitcairn Islands , South Pacific Ocean Henderson Islets Tasmania , south eastern Australia. Henderson crater , a crater on the far side of the moon Companies Henderson Motorcycle , a historical US maker of motorcycles Henderson Group , a UK financial services company D. and W. Henderson and Company , a former Scottish shipbuilding company Constructs Airports Henderson Executive Airport , Clark County, Nevada, United States Henderson Field Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands Henderson Field Midway Atoll , United States Henderson Field North Carolina , Wallace, North Carolina, United States Churches Henderson Church in Kilmarnock , Scotland. Schools In Canada Henderson Avenue Public School , Thornhill, Ontario James R. Henderson Public School , Kingston, Ontario In Singapore Henderson Secondary School , Singapore In New Zealand Henderson High School Auckland , Waitakere City, Auckland Liston College , Waitakere City, Auckland ... more details
Ewen Henderson may refer to Ewen Henderson artist , artist Ewen Henderson musician , fiddler and bagpiper See also Euan Henderson , snooker player hndis Henderson, Ewen ... more details
Harry Henderson may refer to Harry Henderson cricketer Harry Henderson boxer Harry Henderson Neighbours See also Harry and the Hendersons , a 1987 American film hndis Henderson, Harry ... more details
Murray Henderson may refer to Murray Henderson footballer Murray Henderson ice hockey Murray Henderson rugby union hndis Henderson, Murray ... more details
Stephen Henderson may refer to Stephen Henderson actor , American actor Stephen Henderson footballer born 1966 , Irish footballer Stephen Henderson footballer born 1988 , Irish footballer See also Steve Henderson disambiguation hndis Henderson, Stephen ... more details
Bobby Henderson is the name of Bobby Henderson footballer , Scottish footballer, see Scottish Cup 1951 52 Bobby Henderson musician , American jazz musician Bobby Henderson, creator of the Flying Spaghetti Monster See also Robert Henderson disambiguation hndis Henderson, Bobby de Bobby Henderson fr Bobby Henderson ... more details
Henderson County is the name of several counties in the United States Henderson County, Illinois Henderson County, Kentucky Henderson County, North Carolina Henderson County, Tennessee Henderson County, Texas geodis uscounty cy Swydd Henderson de Henderson County es Condado de Henderson fr Comt de Henderson it Contea di Henderson nl Henderson County no Henderson County nds Henderson County pl Hrabstwo Henderson pt Condado de Henderson sv Henderson County uk zh ... more details
Walter Henderson is the name of Walter Henderson athlete 1880 1944 , a British track and field athlete Walter Henderson politician 1891 1968 , a Canadian Member of Parliament hndis Henderson, Walter ... more details
Ben Henderson may refer to Ben Henderson fighter , mixed martial artist Ben Henderson politician , Canadian politician and member of Edmonton City Council hndis Henderson, Ben ... more details
TOCRight Adam Henderson may refer to Adam Henderson Canadian voice actor Adam Henderson, British musician, founding member of Inkubus Sukkubus hndis Henderson, Adam ... more details
Henderson Island may refer to Henderson Island Pitcairn Islands , in the southern Pacific Ocean Henderson Island Shackleton Ice Shelf , in Antarctica Henderson Island Kentucky , in the Ohio River Henderson Islets Tasmania , south eastern Australia geodis de Henderson Island ja nl Henderson eiland pl Henderson pt Ilha Henderson sv Henderson Island ... more details
Richard Henderson , Rick Henderson , Rickey Henderson , Dick Henderson or Dickie Henderson may refer to Richard Henderson jurist 1734 1785 , Colonial American lawyer and judge Richard Henderson 1815 1878 , American lawyer, Chattanooga s first post Civil War mayor List of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee Richard Alexander Henderson , First World War stretcher bearer at Gallipoli and the Somme Dickie Henderson 1922 1985 , English music hall, theatre, film and television entertainer Rick Henderson 1928 2004 , American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger Richard Henderson molecular biologist born 1945 , Scottish scientist Richard Henderson bishop born 1957 , Irish Anglican bishop Rickey Henderson born 1958 , American baseball player See also Henderson surname hndis Henderson, Richard ... more details
Robert Henderson may refer to Robert Henderson American football Robert Henderson cricketer , English cricketer Robert Henderson footballer , English association football player Robert Henderson British politician , British Member of Parliament Robert Henderson Canadian politician Robert Henderson Royal Navy officer Robert Henderson writer , English political writer Robert Henderson River City , fictional character in Scottish soap opera Robert James Henderson 1877 1953 , member of Canadian Parliament Robert Henryson , Scottish poet Rob Henderson , English and Irish rugby union footballer Bob Henderson footballer , Scottish footballer Robbie Henderson , Scottish footballer Robert Henderson speedway rider , Swedish motorcycle speedway rider, see 2010 Individual Ice Racing World Championship Robert Henderson actor , American actor 1904 1985 See also Bobby Henderson disambiguation Henderson surname hndis Henderson, Robert de Robert Henderson ... more details
Edward Henderson may refer to Edward Elers Delaval Henderson 1878 1917 , British recipient of the Victoria Cross Edward Henderson bishop 1910 1986 , Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1960 1975 Edward Firth Henderson 1917 1995 , British diplomat Edward Lowry Henderson 1873 1947 , priest in the Church of England Ed Henderson 1884 1964 , baseball pitcher Eddie Henderson Eddie Henderson musician hndis Henderson, Edward ... more details
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