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Helen Beatrice Joseph OMSG (née Fennell) (8 April 1905 – 25 December 1992) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. [1] Born in Sussex, England, Helen graduated with a degree in English from the University of London in 1927 and then departed for India, where she taught for three years at Mahbubia School for girls in Hyderabad.
On 9 August 1956, Ngoyi led a women's march along with Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa, Sophia De Bruyn, Motlalepula Chabaku, Bertha Gxowa and Albertina Sisulu of 20,000 women to the Union Buildings of Pretoria in protest against the apartheid government requiring women to carry passbooks as part of the pass laws.
In 1920, Joseph published her first book The Book of Marionettes, which is considered the first "definitive and authoritative" English language book on the subject of puppetry history. [1] [3] The book was a major success and received praise internationally. [4] The following year she graduated from Vassar College with her second B.A. in 1921. [2]
Helen and Joseph was a Maltese singing duo consisting of Joe Cutajar and Helen Micallef, best known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, held in Edinburgh, Scotland. [ 1 ] The duo briefly reunited at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest in 2022, singing "L-imħabba" on the 50th anniversary of their participation.
This list of sibling pairs includes certain twins, provided they have at least one additional older or younger sibling, with also mentioned their reason of fame. Siblings are arranged alphabetically by last name; listed from oldest to youngest .
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The Four Cohans was a late 19th-century American vaudeville family act that introduced 20th-century Broadway legend George M. Cohan to show business. It consisted of father Jeremiah "Jere" Cohan (1848–1917), mother Helen "Nellie" Costigan Cohan (1854–1928), daughter Josephine "Josie" Cohan Niblo (1876–1916), and son George M. Cohan (1878–1942).
Helen McEntee (born 8 June 1986) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Justice since June 2020 and deputy leader of Fine Gael since October 2024. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath East constituency since 2013. She previously served as a minister of state from 2016 to 2020.