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Yvonne Calment (1898-1934) was the oldest person in the world's daughter.
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was arguably the first Black woman to enter Congress a national figure. In 1966, Burke was the first Black woman elected to the California State Assembly. In 1972, Burke was the vice-chair of the platform committee at the Democratic National Convention, gaining national television exposure. In 1973, she was sworn in the same day as Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX), becoming the second Black women elected to Congress.
Her most notable moment in the eyes of the public, though, was the fact that in 1973, Burke was the first Congresswoman to give birth while serving, and the first member of Congress to be granted maternity leave. She referred to this distinction as a "dubious honor."
Burke was born Perle Yvonne Watson in 1932 in Los Angeles, California to a family of modest circumstances. She was an exceptional student, spending much of her schooling in gifted programs. She earned a degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and became one of the first Black women admitted to the University of Southern California School of Law. She earned her JD and joined the California bar in 1956. As a lawyer, she couldn't get hired by extant law firms and ended up founding her own private practice.
She married mathematician Louis Brathwaite in 1957; the couple divorced in 1964.
In 1965, Yvonne Brathwaite organized the legal defense for rioters involved in the infamous Watts riots. She was also named by the governor to the McCone Commission, which investigated the conditions that led to the unrest.
In 1966, she was elected to the California State Assembly. She was reelected in 1968 and 1970, and came to chair the assembly's committee on urban development.
Brathwaite grew tired with the slow pace of legislation in the California State Assembly. After reapportionment created a new California congressional district in southwest Los Angeles, a heavy Democratic stronghold, Brathwaite decided to pursue the seat. She faced a serious primary contender in Los Angeles City Councilman Billy Mills, but won the primary.
Days after winning the Democratic primary, in June 1972, Yvonne Brathwaite married businessman William Burke. Somewhat ironically, William Burke had been an aide to Billy Mills. Yvonne Brathwaite would be known as Yvonne Brathwaite Burke for her public career.
Just weeks later, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the vice chair of the platform committee of the Democratic National Convention. The 1972 DNC platform deliberations were famously raucous, and Brathwaite Burke became a ubiquitous face in television coverage of the event.
Brathwaite Burke won a decisive general election victory.
She received two relatively low-key committee assignments during her first term in Congress. She gave them up to join the powerful House Appropriations Committee, where she would serve for the duration of her congressional career.
In the spring of 1973, Brathwaite Burke attracted national headlines when she announced that she was pregnant. Not only was she a sitting congresswoman, but she was 41 years old; both of these facts made public interest in her pregnancy very high. Brathwaite Burke gave birth to Autumn Roxanne Burke on 23 November 1973. She was the first sitting congresswoman to give birth and was the first member of Congress to be granted maternity leave.
Brathwaite Burke focused on civil rights legislation. She particularly fought against the Nixon administration's deconstruction of Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs. She also included women's issues in her civil rights work. She was notably vocal in her opposition to the Hyde amendment, publishing a well-known New York Times op-ed on the topic in 1977.
Brathwaite Burke was viewed as rather quiet and unobtrusive. She rarely spoke on the House floor, and was not known for engaging in partisan rhetoric.
Brathwaite Burke ultimately left Congress because of her young daughter. She publicly expressed frustration, again, with the slow pace of legislation in Congress. Privately, though, she wanted to be with her daughter, and the 3,000-mile biweekly commute was not conducive to being a good mother.
Brathwaite Burke decided to return to California to run for the office of California Attorney General. At the time, no woman had won the role in any state. She won the Democratic primary but lost the general election to Republican state senator and future California governor George Deukmejian (R-CA).
In June 1979, Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) appointed Brathwaite Burke to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, becoming the first Black person to sit on the panel. She lost a bid in 1980 for a full four-year term. She returned to private practice in Los Angeles. She would seek the office again in 1992, and would win. She would serve 16 years on the Board of Supervisors, until 2008, and spent time as the first woman and first person of color to chair the board.
Brathwaite Burke was appointed to the Amtrak Board of Directors by Pres. Barack Obama in 2012. She was confirmed by the US Senate for the post in January 2013, and she continues to serve in that capacity as of 2022.
Autumn Burke, Brathwaite Burke's daughter, served in the California State Assembly, representing Los Angeles, from December 2014 to January 2022.
As of this writing, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is 89 years old.
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Her most notable moment in the eyes of the public, though, was the fact that in 1973, Burke was the first Congresswoman to give birth while serving, and the first member of Congress to be granted maternity leave. She referred to this distinction as a "dubious honor."
Burke was born Perle Yvonne Watson in 1932 in Los Angeles, California to a family of modest circumstances. She was an exceptional student, spending much of her schooling in gifted programs. She earned a degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and became one of the first Black women admitted to the University of Southern California School of Law. She earned her JD and joined the California bar in 1956. As a lawyer, she couldn't get hired by extant law firms and ended up founding her own private practice.
She married mathematician Louis Brathwaite in 1957; the couple divorced in 1964.
In 1965, Yvonne Brathwaite organized the legal defense for rioters involved in the infamous Watts riots. She was also named by the governor to the McCone Commission, which investigated the conditions that led to the unrest.
In 1966, she was elected to the California State Assembly. She was reelected in 1968 and 1970, and came to chair the assembly's committee on urban development.
Brathwaite grew tired with the slow pace of legislation in the California State Assembly. After reapportionment created a new California congressional district in southwest Los Angeles, a heavy Democratic stronghold, Brathwaite decided to pursue the seat. She faced a serious primary contender in Los Angeles City Councilman Billy Mills, but won the primary.
Days after winning the Democratic primary, in June 1972, Yvonne Brathwaite married businessman William Burke. Somewhat ironically, William Burke had been an aide to Billy Mills. Yvonne Brathwaite would be known as Yvonne Brathwaite Burke for her public career.
Just weeks later, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the vice chair of the platform committee of the Democratic National Convention. The 1972 DNC platform deliberations were famously raucous, and Brathwaite Burke became a ubiquitous face in television coverage of the event.
Brathwaite Burke won a decisive general election victory.
She received two relatively low-key committee assignments during her first term in Congress. She gave them up to join the powerful House Appropriations Committee, where she would serve for the duration of her congressional career.
In the spring of 1973, Brathwaite Burke attracted national headlines when she announced that she was pregnant. Not only was she a sitting congresswoman, but she was 41 years old; both of these facts made public interest in her pregnancy very high. Brathwaite Burke gave birth to Autumn Roxanne Burke on 23 November 1973. She was the first sitting congresswoman to give birth and was the first member of Congress to be granted maternity leave.
Brathwaite Burke focused on civil rights legislation. She particularly fought against the Nixon administration's deconstruction of Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs. She also included women's issues in her civil rights work. She was notably vocal in her opposition to the Hyde amendment, publishing a well-known New York Times op-ed on the topic in 1977.
Brathwaite Burke was viewed as rather quiet and unobtrusive. She rarely spoke on the House floor, and was not known for engaging in partisan rhetoric.
Brathwaite Burke ultimately left Congress because of her young daughter. She publicly expressed frustration, again, with the slow pace of legislation in Congress. Privately, though, she wanted to be with her daughter, and the 3,000-mile biweekly commute was not conducive to being a good mother.
Brathwaite Burke decided to return to California to run for the office of California Attorney General. At the time, no woman had won the role in any state. She won the Democratic primary but lost the general election to Republican state senator and future California governor George Deukmejian (R-CA).
In June 1979, Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) appointed Brathwaite Burke to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, becoming the first Black person to sit on the panel. She lost a bid in 1980 for a full four-year term. She returned to private practice in Los Angeles. She would seek the office again in 1992, and would win. She would serve 16 years on the Board of Supervisors, until 2008, and spent time as the first woman and first person of color to chair the board.
Brathwaite Burke was appointed to the Amtrak Board of Directors by Pres. Barack Obama in 2012. She was confirmed by the US Senate for the post in January 2013, and she continues to serve in that capacity as of 2022.
Autumn Burke, Brathwaite Burke's daughter, served in the California State Assembly, representing Los Angeles, from December 2014 to January 2022.
As of this writing, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is 89 years old.
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A famous bearer is Yvonne de Gaulle, wife of French general and then president of the Republic Charles de Gaulle.
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Yvonnel looks like "Yvonnel" who is an evil elf queen from R. A. Salvatore's book series "The Legend of Drizzt."
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Yvonne was Serena's manga name in Pokemon, from Y version.
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Yvonne Catterfeld is a German singer, songwriter, actress and TV host. Born and raised in Erfurt, Thuringia, she later moved to Leipzig to pursue her music career on the University of Music and Theatre. In 2000, she participated in the debut season of the singing competition series Stimme 2000, where she came in second place. Catterfeld subsequently signed a recording deal with Hansa Records, which released her debut single "Bum" in 2001. The same year, she was propelled to stardom when she was cast in a main role in the German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten. In 2003, Catterfeld made her musical breakthrough when her fifth single, "Für dich", became an international number-one hit and produced the equally successful album Meine Welt.
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Yvonne Catterfeld is a German singer, songwriter, actress and TV host. Born and raised in Erfurt, Thuringia, she later moved to Leipzig to pursue her music career at the University of Music and Theatre.
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Yvonne Sherman is a former American figure skater.
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Also Yvonne Minton another very great Australian classical singer.
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Great Australian opera singer Yvonne Kenny -sang at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympics and the opening of the new parliament house in Canberra in 1988.
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Well first my name is Yvonne, and I am surprised no one remembered famous Tennis star of the 70's and 80's Evonne Goolagoong of Australia. I was a kid during those days and I remember Sears had a line of sports clothing with her name. And I just thought it was cool that somebody famous had the same name.
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Yvonne Arnaud (1892-1958), whose full name was Germaine Yvonne Arnaud, was a famous actress of French origin who lived in England during much of her career.
The wife of French president General de Gaulle was also called Yvonne.
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The wife of French president General de Gaulle was also called Yvonne.
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Polish-Cuban singer Yvonne Sanchez.
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I also associate this name with Pauline Yvonne Reaper. There is a famous movie about that story called "Heavenly Creatures," starring Kate Winslet in one of the roles.
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Yvonne Dionne is one of the Dionne quintuplets. She and her four sisters were taken away from their mother and father because of abuse. To read more about them, visit:
http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/19/dionne.quints/
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http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/19/dionne.quints/
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A famous bearer is Czech-American actress Yvonne Zima ("ER", Dead by Midnight, See Jane Run, etc).
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A famous bearer is singer Yvonne Přenosilová.
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Canadian actress Yvonne de Carlo (born September 1, 1922) was the star of many movies of the 1940s and 1950s. She also starred in the TV series "The Munsters" where she played Lily, the matriarch of the family.
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A famous bearer of this name was the 1970s singer Yvonne Elliman.
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