Myra Clark Gaines (c. June 30, 1804 – January 9, 1885) was an American socialite and plaintiff in the longest-running lawsuit in the history of the United States court system. From 1834 to 1891, Gaines was at the center of a legal battle to recognize her legal status as the sole heir of her deceased father's estate and recover valuable land in New Orleans. During its 57-year history in the courtroom, the Gaines cases appeared before the Supreme Court seventeen times and the Louisiana state and federal court at least seventy times.[1] The Gaines cases are notable not only because of their length and complexity but also due to the controversial image and perseverance of Myra Clark Gaines herself, particularly at a time when women were confined to a domestic, dutiful ideal of femininity.
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attorneys in Alabama, and in 1852, he even acted as an attorney for MyraClarkGaines against Richard Relf before the Supreme Court. In most cases, Campbell...
The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around Manchester, England. The victims were...
slavery, he became an abolitionist. He was the first counsel of Mrs. MyraClarkGaines in her celebrated suits. Having moved to Texas in 1839, Andrews and...
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Elizabeth Urban Alexander, Notorious Woman: The Celebrated Case of MyraClarkGaines (Louisiana State University Press) 2002 (Historical Fiction Prize):...
early evening concerts. They were the inspiration of the pianist Myra Hess, whose idea Clark greeted with delight, as a suitable way for the building to be...
1884) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring...
re-establish Roman polytheism to counter Christianity. In social satire, Myra Breckinridge (1968) explores the mutability of gender roles and sexual orientation...
her death, changed its name to the United Way. Interviewed by biographer Myra Friedman after his client's death, Giarritano said Joplin had been baffled...
wife's death from pneumonia in Kansas City). Even Myra's pet parrot insults him as a slob, and Myra only allows Hermie a small allowance of $10 per week...
Wales Blog. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2022-10-08. Ms Noreen Giffney; Professor Myra J Hird (2012). Queering the Non/Human. Ashgate Publishing. p. 457. Theresa...
Two for Joy (2018) and The Whale (2022). [dead link] For her portrayal of Myra Hindley in the HBO film Longford (2006) she received Primetime Emmy Award...
Sergeant Dale Smith. The show also had a two-parter inspired by Moors murderer Myra Hyndley; Katy Cavanagh portrayed a jailed serial killer, Linda Johnson, who...
pastor; also a speech therapist and track coach at Goose Creek High School. Myra Thompson (59) – a Bible study teacher. The victims were later collectively...
Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-521-71377-1. Retrieved 15 May 2024. MacDonald, Myra (2017). Defeat is an Orphan: How Pakistan Lost the Great South Asian War...
06:36 p.m. EST by Lethal Injection in Florida. Office of Office of the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved 22 April 2013. "FindLaw's United...
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