Blanche elys biography
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Blanche General Ely and namn A. Ely
Blanche General Ely | |
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| Born | (1904-12-07)December 7, 1904 Reddick, Florida |
| Died | December 23, 1993(1993-12-23) (aged 89) |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North, Pompano Beach, Florida |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts grad, Florida A & M University; Master's Degree in Educational ledning and Supervision, Teachers College, Columbia University. |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher and principal |
| Years active | 1923–1970 |
| Employer | Broward County School System |
| Known for | Expanding educational opportunities for African-American students |
| Spouse(s) | ? Boyd, namn A. Ely |
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Blanche Euturpe General Ely (December 7, 1904 — December 23, 1993) was born in Reddick, Florida, the daughter of Deacon John General and Sarah Enock General. Her mother died when she was an infant, and she was raised by her father and her stepmother Amanda Gener
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Blanche of Lancaster, Baroness Wake of Liddell
English noblewoman, died 1380
Blanche of Lancaster, Baroness Wake of Liddell (c. 1305 – c. 1380) was an English noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. Blanche was named after her grandmother, Blanche of Artois, who had ruled Navarre as regent.
Life
[edit]Sometime before 9 October 1316, she married Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell, who had been under guardianship of her father. The marriage remained childless.
The Bishop of Ely burned down some of her houses after her husband's death in 1349 and she took legal action against him. Edward III rebuked the bishop for the arson, and ordered him to pay damages. The bishop subsequently had her servant William Holm murdered. Edward then confiscated his possessions and made him ask for forgiveness.
After her brother Henry died, she was one of the executors of his will. In April 1372, custody of brothers John
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POMPANO BEACH (CBSMiami) - Blanche Elizabeth General Ely was born in Reddick, Florida in 1904 and graduated from Florida A&M University.
She began teaching in the early 1920s in South Florida. At that time, Black students were taught through sixth grade only and were in school for about six months a year.
Derek T. Davis is the Curator of the Blanche Ely House Museum who explains further.
"During the picking season the school was closed down that time only, the Black children schools that were closed down," he said.
Ely's first school in Pompano Beach was one room, all wood. She called it the "juke joint."
An avid reader and learner, she became principal of what was then Pompano Beach Negro High School. She would later earn a Master's degree from Columbia University. She was known for her strict leadership style.
"When you talk to [former] teachers, they talk about how hard she was on them. She also led them in prayer. So she was a very forceful, demanding administrator