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Freda Diamond was born in New York City on April 11, 1905, to Russian-born parents. Freda and her sister, Lillian, were raised by her widowed mother, Ida, who worked as a dress designer. Ida was also a noted anarchist, and close friend of activist Emma Goldman .
Freda Briggs AO (1 December 1930 – 6 April 2016) was an Australian academic, author and child protection advocate. In 2000, she was named Senior Australian of the Year for her pioneering work in child protection.
Winifred Utley (23 January 1898 – 21 January 1978), commonly known as Freda Utley, was an English scholar, political activist and best-selling author. After visiting the Soviet Union in 1927 as a trade union activist, she joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1928. Later, married and living in Moscow, she quickly became disillusioned ...
Freda Rebelsky (1931 – July 20, 2009) was American psychologist, a researcher and an educator. [1] Her last position was Boston University College of Arts and Sciences professor emerita. In 1996, after serving as professor for 34 years, she retired and became a motivational speaker advocating for social justice. [1]
Freda's early life revolved around the Nazarene Church. [4] The area was primarily LDS at the time, with the Smiths being the sole exception. Besides minor differences in dogma (dancing, drinking coffee, etc.) both religions were against sin in any form, and for chastity, holiness, and a strong work ethic. [4]
Freda Margaret Kelsall (born April 1938 in Southport, Lancashire, England) [1] [2] is a British writer, theatre director and former teacher who is best known as the main writer (1975–1996; occasionally also a presenter in the last few of those years) of the schools television series How We Used To Live.
Freda replaced an older town of Pearce, which was a rural post office founded in 1906 by postmaster Asa Levi Pearce. The post office was later moved one mile to the west and renamed Freda. [ 3 ] The post office closed in 1975, and in 1976 just two people were reportedly still living in the town.
Named after the Haida artist Freda Diesing, one of the first female carvers on the modern Northwest coast, aka Kant Wuss, Skill-kew-wat and Wee-hwe-doasl, who was born in the Sadsugohilanes Clan of the Haida in British Columbia to Flossie and Frank Johnson. Her Haida name, Skill-kew-wat, translates roughly as Magical Little Woman.