Mary b anderson biography
- Mary Bebe Anderson (April 3, 1918 – April 6, 2014) was an American actress, who.
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- Mary B. Anderson is President of the Collaborative for Development Action, Inc., a small consulting firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mary B. AndersonNovember 2, 1912 – February 6, 2013
The Conservancy deeply regrets to announce that Mary B. Anderson, wife of Commodore John W. Anderson and mother of Charles B. Anderson, Chairman of the Conservancy Board, passed away on February 6th at the age of 100.Mary Anderson was born on November 2, 1912 in Clifton, Tennessee. Her father, Captain Charles R. Beard, was a highly respected Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi River steamboat captain. She was one of the first women in her state to volunteer for service in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II and served with the Army Air Corps in England as a liaison officer with the RAF until 1945. Her first transatlantic trip was aboard the Queen Elizabeth with thousands of GIs “packed like sardines.” Returning to the US aboard the troopship John Ericsson (the former Swedish-America liner Kungsholm) she met her future husband, who commanded the ship in both the Pacific and Atlantic theatres throughout the war. John Anderson went on to command the America until his appointment as master of th
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Mary Anderson (inventor)
American inventor (1866–1953)
Mary Elizabeth Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953)[1] was an American real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist, and most notably the inventor of what became known as the windshield wiper. On November 10, 1903 Anderson was granted her first patent for an automatic car window cleaning device controlled from inside the car, called the windshield wiper.[2][3] Her patent didn't get far as she got no manufacturing firms to agree to make her invention.
Early life
Mary Anderson was born in Burton Hill Plantation, Greene County, Alabama, at the start of Reconstruction in 1866. Her parents were John C. and Rebecca Anderson. Anderson was one of at least two daughters. The other daughter was Fannie, who remained close to Anderson all her life. Their father died in 1870, and the young family was able to live on the proceeds of John’s estate. In 1889 she moved with her widowed mother and sister to the booming town of Birmingham, Alabama. Anderson’s education is unknown. She never
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“Sometimes it is impossible to know where you are headed without reflecting on where you came from.” – Unknown
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the publication of Do No Harm by CDA founder Mary B. Anderson and the recent special issue of the journal “Development in Practice” marking that milestone, CDA Board Chair Neil Levine and Advisory Council member Irene Santiago reflect on where we have been over the last three decades, and what needs to happen next to continue building sustainable peace. The DiP special issue features a reflection essay from Mary, as well as articles from current CDA team members Siad Darwish, Ruth Rhoads Allen, and Maureen Moriarty, and from former CDA colleagues Anita Ernstorfer and Michelle Garred. You can access the special issue here.
And we know the Do No Harm community of practice is truly global, so we would love to hear your reflections too!
Irene: As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the publication of Mary B. Anderson’s book, Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace – Or War, I am awed
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