Mary Ward
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Mary Ward may refer to:
- Mary Ward (nun)Mary Ward (nun)The Venerable Mary Ward, I.B.V.M., was an English Catholic Religious Sister who founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Loreto Sisters...
, 1585 - 1645, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an order of Roman Catholic nuns (also known as the Loreto Sisters)- Mary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolMary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolMary Ward Catholic Secondary School is a Roman Catholic secondary school of the Toronto Catholic District School Board in Scarborough, Ontario, a district of Toronto. Mary Ward is a unique centre of self-directed learning and a member of the Canadian Coalition of Self-Directed Learning...
, a high school in Toronto, Canada, named after her
- Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School
- Mary Ward (scientist)Mary Ward (scientist)Mary Ward was an Irish amateur scientist who was killed when she fell under the wheels of an experimental steam car built by her cousins. As the event occurred in 1869, she is the world's first known motor vehicle accident victim...
, 1827 - 1869, multidisciplinary scientist and illustrator, who may have been the first fatality in a car accident - Mary Augusta WardMary Augusta WardMary Augusta Ward née Arnold; , was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward.- Early life:...
, 1851 - 1920, author and social reformer, who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward- Mary Ward CentreMary Ward CentreThe Mary Ward Centre, previously the Mary Ward Settlement, is an adult education college located in London. It was founded by Mary Augusta Ward as the Passmore Edwards Settlement, financed by John Passmore Edwards....
, an adult education college in London, England, named after her
- Mary Ward Centre
- Mary Ward (nurse), 1885 - 1972, nurse to the boat people of the English canals
- Mary Ward (actress)Mary Ward (actress)Mary Ward is an Australian stage and television actress, who trained in England and is best remembered and well known for her roles in Prisoner as Jeanette "Mum" Brooks and Sons and Daughters as Dee Morrell. In 2000, she also appeared in Blue Heelers...
, 1954-2000, Australian actress - Mary Ward (ship)Mary Ward (ship)On November 24, 1872, the Mary Ward ran aground on a shoal 4 kilometres off Northwinds Beach in Craigleith, near Collingwood in Georgian Bay, Ontario...