In Biblical the meaning of the name Jemima is: Handsome as the day. Hebrew Meaning: The name Jemima is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Jemima is: Dove. Little dove. In the Old Testament, Jemima was one of the three beautiful daughters of Job (the other two were Keziah and Keren).
Patricia M. Collins. Patricia M. Collins is an American civic leader and politician. She was a two-term Mayor of Caribou, Maine from 1981 to 1982.
See All Formats & Editions. America would be infinitely better served if Marva Collins' philosophy of education somehow could become franchised and implemented on a national scale.--Alex Haley, author of ROOTS. Marva Collins offers a beacon of hope in the midst of America's educational crises.