ACTIVIST HAMILTON DEAD AT 61 COLLEGE BOARD PRESIDENT FOUGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS.Byline: Helen Gao Staff Writer GLENDALE - Mary Hamilton
"Mary Hamilton" (aka "The Four Marys") is a Sixteenth Century ballad that tells the story of Mary Hamilton, one of the "four Marys", all of whom were , a civic leader and president of the Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
Liver cancer is a relatively rare form of cancer but has a high mortality rate. Liver cancers can be classified into two types. . She was 61. ``It's very hard to accept the fact that she will no longer be sitting with us at the board meetings,'' said college trustee Armine Hacopian. ``To me she was a role model of strength and courage.'' College President John Davitt said the board will decide at its next meeting how to appoint a successor. In the interim, Robert Holmes Robert Holmes may refer to: Politicians:
``She was just a pleasure to work with,'' Davitt said. ``She was bright. She was articulate. She had a great sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour .'' Hamilton, a successful investment adviser who founded her own consulting firm, was also known for being a champion of women's rights The effort to secure equal rights for women and to remove gender discrimination from laws, institutions, and behavioral patterns. The women's rights movement began in the nineteenth century with the demand by some women reformers for the right to vote, known as suffrage, and , financial independence and access to education. ``She - out of the whole history of Glendale - was probably the one woman who has done the most to promote women's rights to make sure they have access to education as well as economic opportunities,'' said college trustee Victor King. Hamilton co-authored ``What a Woman: A Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against Guide for the Newly Independent.'' She was a founding member of the Institute of Women's Wealth and served on the board of the California American Women's Economic Development Corp. Hamilton Court, the YWCA's main facility for battered women, is named in her honor. She was a founder of the YWCA YWCA abbr. Young Women's Christian Association YWCA n abbr (= Young Women's Christian Association) → Asociación f de Jóvenes Cristianas YWCA Housing Corp., which provides transitional housing for abused and homeless women and children. She served on the boards of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system. Foundation and UniHealth Foundation, among others. She was also involved with the Salvation Army and The Alex Theatre. Nat B. Read, Hamilton's former husband, said his ex-wife modeled herself after her father's community activism. ``That was the example she had grown up with - that one gives back to the community,'' he said. ``While other women resist the label of feminist, she was very proud of it.'' Judee Kendall, executive vice president of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, said Hamilton commanded others' respect by her low-key leadership style. ``When she spoke, she said what she thought. She did it gracefully and thoughtfully,'' she said. Hamilton is survived by her sons, Hudson Bair, a San Francisco attorney, and John Bair, a Northern California reclamation ecologist, and two grandchildren. Before her death, Hamilton worked with the college to establish a scholarship fund to benefit women who overcame obstacles to return to college. Donations can be sent to the Mary Hamilton Memorial Scholarship, c/o Glendale College Foundation, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA 91208. A memorial service for Hamilton will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Glendale College auditorium. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: HAMILTON |
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