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 Jennie Lee
Jennie's political work did not interfere with her studies and she left Edinburgh University with a degree in education and law.
Jennie Lee was elected to Parliament at a by-election in February 1929 when she turned a 2,028 Conservative majority into a Labour majority of 6,578.
Jennie Lee was defeated again at North Lanark in the 1935 General Election.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /TUlee.htm   (2832 words)

  
 Tours of Scotland, my native homeland.
Jennie Lee, the daughter of James Lee a miner, was born in Lochgelly, Fife on 3rd November, 1904.
Afterwards she congratulated Jennie on her speech and told her that he also wanted to help the poor but she had to understand that: "The richer the rich became, the more able they would be to help the poor".
Jennie remained involved in politics, and was especially active in trying to persuade the British Labour movement to create a Popular Front with other European groups in an attempt to stop the spread of fascism in the 1930s.
www.visitdunkeld.com /jennie-lee.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Jennie Lee, The Golden Days of Burlesque Historical Society
Jennie Lee was born Virginia Lee Hicks on October 23, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri.
But Jennie Lee was so embarrassed she couldn’t go back out on stage for a curtain call and hid in a closet backstage until the audience left.
Jennie was a strong woman through out her lifetime but at this point she was so weak Stacy had to cut her food for her and even help her to eat.
www.burlesquehistory.com /jennielee.html   (2874 words)

  
 Playing Jennie - The Churchill Centre
Like Jennie, Lee Remick, who received the Blenheim Award from the Churchill Societies for her portrayal in 1991, was an American who came to England and married an Englishman.
Lee said that during filming for the series it was an extraordinary feeling to lie on the bed and look up at the ceiling in the room at Blenheim where Winston Churchill was born.
Lee Remick, who married American TV director Bill Colleran in 1958, was divorced in 1969, before she settled in England.
www.winstonchurchill.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=765   (822 words)

  
 Archival collections
Jennie (Janet) Lee was born in Lochgelly, Fife, on 3rd November 1904, to James Lee and Euphemia Grieg.
Jennie was always a good pupil and took the only means open to her of continuing her studies, by attending Edinburgh University as a trainee teacher.
Jennie was able to dote on Vincent as she could no longer dote on her brother Tommy who, still living in Australia and married, had by now fallen prey to drink and drugs, proving a constant burden to the family.
library.open.ac.uk /waltonhall/collections/jl/GB2315JL.html   (1637 words)

  
 Jennie Lee Zipperer: Marketing Florida Agriculture
Jennie Lee was born in Fort Myers, the daughter of Howard Wheeler, a prominent building contractor in the 1920s and 1930s who was the original developer of Edison Park and the founder of Wheeler Brothers Construction Company.
Jennie Lee married into Florida agriculture in 1953 when she became the wife of John O. Zipperer Jr., then a student in the College of Agriculture at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
The requirements of cattle breeding differ from those of cattle ranching, and Jennie Lee made use of her experience breeding chinchillas, quarter horses and flowers, as well as the training in science and genetics she had received while attending the University of Florida.
www.florida-agriculture.com /agwoman/zipperer.htm   (1068 words)

  
 Jennie Lee Photo Gallery
Jennie Lee - The Bazoom Girl, set her sights for the burlesque stage soon after leaving high school in Kansas City, Kansas.
Jennie was a big girl, 5' 9" with measurements of 42-28-40 and with excellent muscle tone and control.
A very popular performer, Jennie even had a fan club, The Jennie Lee Bazoomers, where 25 cents bought a membership and got you a hand written letter from Jennie, a membership card and two wallet size photos.
www.imagemakers.mb.ca /pinups/burlesque/jennie_lee/lee1.html   (160 words)

  
 jennielee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The adaptation of Jo was by Jennie Lee's husband J.P. Burnett (born c.1846) and was first performed in London at the Globe Theatre in 1876, with Jennie as Jo and a rather young Louise Hibbert (age twenty one) as Lady Dedlock.
Jennie Lee's real name was Emily Lee and she was the daughter of the artist Edwin George Lee.
It was while in San Francisco that Jennie's husband, John Pringle Burnett a theatre manager born in Edinburgh, wrote the play Jo and the role was associated with her for the rest of her career.
www.sensationpress.com /jennielee.htm   (346 words)

  
 The Jennie Lee Collection
Jennie Lee (1904-1988) was a Labour MP and the wife of Aneurin Bevan.
Jennie Lee’s papers contain material regarding both her personal and political life, from her childhood until her death.
Correspondence with Jennie Lee is held within the papers of C.P. Trevelyan at the Newcastle University Library Special Collections.
library.open.ac.uk /waltonhall/collections/TheJennieLeeCollection.html   (301 words)

  
 Jennie Lee - Moviefone
She was able to become a student at Edinburgh University and joined the Labour Club, the University Women's...
The Association claimed Adam Smith is synonymous with "exploitation and greed" and stated "Jennie Lee would be an excellent role model for the students...
Jennie Lee Jennie Lee was one gal who knew how to twirl her tassles...literally!
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 Jennie Lee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jennie Lee, the daughter of James Lee a miner, was born in the town on the 3rd November, 1904.
When Jennie was three years old James and Euphemia (here mother) were persuaded to take over the management of a hotel and theatre in Cowdenbeath, that had formerly been run by Jennie's grandmother.
Garvie was blind and Jennie used to read to him from his favourite book, A History of the Working Classes.
www.fifelabour.org.uk /HISTORY/jennielee.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Amazon.frĀ : Jennie Lee: A Life: Livres en anglais: Patricia Hollis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jennie Lee was the brave, passionate, and beautiful miner's daughter from Scotland who became a socialist MP at the age of 24, before she was old enough to vote.
In spite of her youth, she was one of the finest political orators of her day, as much at home in Scottish working-men's clubs as in the chamber at Westminster.
Jennie Lee is the biography of a stormy political dissenter; the study of a pioneering woman MP whose socialism undermined her feminism; the moving and intimate story of an outstanding political marriage; the chronicle of the first, and most successful, Minister for the Arts.
www.amazon.fr /Jennie-Lee-Life-Patricia-Hollis/dp/0198215800   (410 words)

  
 Burlesque Dancer History Archives - Jennie Lee - Main Page
Jennie was an entertainer, not just a stripper who would even get acrobatic and do cartwheels across the stage according to Dixie Evens.
Miss Lee Co-owned the Sassy Lassy" nightclub in San Pedro, California, with her husband, "The Singing Cowboy" himself Mr.
Jennie was also the President of the American Guild of Variety Artists.
www.streetswing.com /histburl/a2jennielee.htm   (253 words)

  
 Jennie Lee is a Junglistic Sista | Junglistic Sistaz Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jennie Lee has been a member of many different sound systems in Normandy and is now at the head of TOSS, a team of music lovers who do their best to organize parties combining good music and a good atmosphere.
She rediscovered drum’n bass there and came back in 1997 with records in her suitcases and a new name for a new start as a drum’n bass dj.
That was the beginning of Jennie Lee but as she couldn’t stick to one style, she kept on playing techno as Dj Osmoze.
www.junglistic-sistaz.com /artist_153.htm   (345 words)

  
 Jennie Lee advances to quarterfinals at U.S. Women's Amateur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lee, a member of the U.S. team that won the Curtis Cup, defeated Michaels, an incoming freshman at UCLA, 2 and 1.
Lee was the lone remaining member of the Curtis Cup team that advanced to the quarterfinals.
Jennie Arseneault, who will be a sophomore at Virginia, moved on by winning 2-up over Spaniard Carlota Ciganda; and Eileen Vargas of Columbia scored a 1-up victory over Mina Harigae of Monterey, Calif.
www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=40694   (719 words)

  
 Duke's Jennie Lee is upset as the U.S. Women's Amateur gets down to four
Schallenberg, 26, was never down in the match that she won 1-up under sunny skies at the Witch Hollow Course at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.
Lee, 18, was the only member of the U.S. team that won the Curtis Cup last month to reach the quarterfinal round.
Lee won the match that gave the United States the biennial Curtis Cup competition over a team from Britain and Ireland at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on the southern Oregon coast.
www.pga.com /news/tours/usga/uswam081106.cfm   (676 words)

  
 Women in History of Scots Descent - Jennie Lee
Jennie Lee, the daughter of James Lee a miner, was born in
Jennie also attended weekend schools organised by the National Council of Labour Colleges where she met Ellen Wilkinson and Winifred Horrabin for the first time.
In the 1945 General Election, Jennie Lee won the mining constituency of Cannock
www.electricscotland.com /history/women/wih29.htm   (1343 words)

  
 Jennie Lee Cook
She grew up in Sacramento and earned a degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Raised in a household of real estate agents, Jennie has a deep understanding of the real estate market and a great appreciation for finding you the house of your dreams while remaining in your budget.
Jennie has lived in the Scottsdale area for over 5 years.
www.mkrrealty.com /about/cook.htm   (91 words)

  
 Jennie Lee - Books From Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
New in paperback, this is the compelling biography of Jennie Lee (1904-1988), the beautiful and passionate daughter of a Scottish miner who rose to become a pioneering woman MP.
Regarded as one of the finest political biographies of recent years, this book studies a remarkable woman whose stormy political career culminated in her becoming the first Minister for the Arts, and details the moving and intimate story of her marriage to Aneurin Bevan.
'a truly magnificent biography in every sense: a moving portrait of Jennie herself, a most scrupulous painting of the political background, an unchallengable account of Jennie's record as a Minister' Michael Foot 'The best biography that I have read for years.
www.booksfromscotland.com /Books/Jennie-Lee-0192881051   (123 words)

  
 Jennie Lee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
ennie Lee hit number 8 on the nationwide charts on June 30, 1958.
When they arrived at Jan's home Arnie had about 2/3rds of the words and the melody already written down in his head.
The song "Jennie Lee" was actually recorded right there in Jan's garage and other parts were overdubbed in a recording studio in Hollywood.
www.bigbobh.net /dowop/jennielee.htm   (215 words)

  
 Jennie-Lee Keetley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Her studies at the RCM were made possible through generous assistance from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Musicians Benevolent Fund and as an RCM scholar supported by the South Square Trust.
In 2002 she graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire with a first class honours degree where she had studied under Richard Weigall, Jenni Phillips and George Caird.
During her studies at the Conservatoire she was the winner of the Anthony Millar oboe prize in her second year and the recipient of a Young Cygnets award.
www.londonsoloists.com /jennie_lee_keetley.htm   (332 words)

  
 Jennie Lee (Law - The University of Manchester)
Jennie Lee (Law - The University of Manchester)
Jennie has worked in the School of Law as a research assistant since January 2005 on an ESRC funded research project: 'Youth gangs in an English City: Social Exclusion, Drugs and Violence' with principal researchers Judith Aldridge and Juanjo Medina.
Jennie has recently started a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in the School of Law.
www.law.manchester.ac.uk /aboutus/staff/jennifer_lee   (209 words)

  
 Jennie Lee Elliton, 82, Huntingtown
Jennie Lee Elliton, 82, of Huntingtown died Sept. 9, 2006, at St. Mary’s Hospital.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, William Elliton Sr.; daughter, Carolyn Lee Koch; sons, James Glenn and Robert Michael Elliton; sisters, Jane Dorman, Betty Starke and Paulette Clancy; brother, James P. Coakley; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, William Elliton Jr., who died in 2000.
somdnews.com /stories/092706/recobi170145_32099.shtml   (228 words)

  
 Exotic World Burlesque Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
As President of the Exotic Dancers League, lead pickets of nightclubs that underpaid strippers, including one famous incident that involved the public burning of old G-strings "as a symbol of [our] fight for freedom and expression.
Prior to the establishment of the Exotic Dancers League, Jennie served as president of the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) -- the same position held by Ronald Reagan.
This material may not be reproduced, borrowed, or used for any purpose except by permission of the copyright holder.
www.exoticworldusa.org /hallfame/jennielee.shtml   (209 words)

  
 Jenny Lee Wright   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jenny left school at the age of 16 to train with the Ballet Rambert.
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) (foley artist) (as Jennie Lee Wright)
The Best of Benny Hill (1974) (as Jennie Lee Wright)....
www.imdb.com /name/nm0496751   (400 words)

  
 The Ballad Of Jennie Lee by Gregory Christiano
The Ballad Of Jennie Lee by Gregory Christiano
Miss Jennie I. Lee was a real person.
She live on a farm with her family in Ellisburg, N.Y. I have one of her diaries, dated 1919, which I purchased many years ago at an antique book show.
www.prose-n-poetry.com /display_work/10606   (303 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Jennie Lee : A Life: Books: Patricia Hollis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
`her biography of Jennie Lee is comprehensive and authoritative...
she provides a fascinating picture of Lee's private life; first with Frank Wise and later with Aneurin Bevan' Donald Bruce, Tribune
Superbly researched, engrossingly written, scrupulously honest' Gerald Kaufman, Daily Telegraph 'one of the best political biographies of recent years, a small classic of Labour history' New Statesman 'quite excellent' Roy Jenkins 'Lee's lives and loves, passions and drives are beautifully and frankly explored in Patricia Hollis's compelling book..
www.amazon.ca /Jennie-Lee-Life-Patricia-Hollis/dp/0192881051   (455 words)

  
 Ancestors of Charity Jane "Jennie" Lee
Jenny LEE, Daughter, Single, Female, White, 9, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
Jennie Lee, age 14, female, single, born in Henry County, Iowa, both parents native born.
1 Email from Ronda Berry of the Lee family.
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 Stanley Lee, DDS, Winnie Lee, DDS, Jennie Lee, DDS, Lee Dental Group
Please browse through our website and be sure to give us a call if you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment.
Doctors Stanley Lee, Winnie Lee and Jennie Lee are dedicated to excellence in dentistry specializing in cosmetic and general dentistry.
There are three offices located in San Jose California.
www.leedentalgroup.com   (180 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Jennie Lee: A Life: Books: Patricia Hollis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Amazon.co.uk: Jennie Lee: A Life: Books: Patricia Hollis
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"a truly magnificent biography in every sense: a moving portrait of Jennie herself, a most scrupulous painting of the political background, an unchallengable account of Jennie's record as a Minister"
www.amazon.co.uk /Jennie-Lee-Life-Patricia-Hollis/dp/0192881051   (209 words)

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