Anne Bonny was born with the last name of Cormac on March 3, 1698, in Kinsale, Ireland. She was the daughter of Mary Brennan and William Cormac. Brennan worked for Mr. Cormac and his wife. Cormac and Brennan had an affair which led to the birth of Anne Cormac. She later became known as Anne Bonny.…
Victoria Woodhull Victoria Claflin, the sixth of ten children, was born in Homer, Ohio on 23rd September, 1838. When Victoria was a child the family was forced to leave Homer after her father, Reuben Claflin, was accused of an insurance fraud. She received very little education and spent most of her childhood with her family's travelling medicine show. At the age of fifteen, she married Canning Woodhull, but got divorced in 1864. After they had divorced, she married Colonel James H. Blood who introduced her to many reform movements.…
Close your eyes and imagine you are a very famous deaf actress and they just called your name as the winner of the Tony award. The whole audience is clapping and screaming for you but you can't hear it. This is exactly what Phyllis Frelich went through. Phyllis Frelich, the first deaf tony award winner, was born into the Pisces(zodiac sign) family on a leap year in 1944(February 29th) in Devils Lake, North Dakota.…
Mae C. Jemison Mae Jemison was a physician, a teacher, and founder and president of two technology companies. She was born on October 17th in the year 1956. Mae Jemison contributed to space exploration by being the first African American woman into space, her technical assignments launch support activities at the Kennedy space center in Florida, and she was a mission specialist. Currently she is an advocate for science. Jemison did well in high school, and attended Stanford University on scholarship at the age of 16.…
Susan Smith, you might have heard of her, she is the woman who drove her two sons Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months into a lake while they were asleep (Cavazini).This event shocked America, the thought of a mother killing her two beloved children. In Susan’s childhood she was faced with abuse, depression and hatred. The events of her upbringing will cause her to loose relationships with people and also cause the death of her two sons. Susan smith was born September 26, 1971 in Union, South Carolina (“Susan Smith”) Today, Union County has a population of 30,300 (Pergament).…
Christina Heather Bishop is daughter of Katherine Elizabeth Bishop and Colin Mallory. She is also the oldest of four children. She was born on a early morning. Everyone her parents knew was their waiting for Christina to arrive. Once she was born Colin run out and announced that Christina Heather Bishop has arrived.…
This a textbook . This talks about how the leaders made the 1700’s (age of absolutism) better. I find this source to be very credible because it is written by experts who researched a lot about these historical events. This supports my thesis because it helps prove point 1 and 2. In the book it says, on page 443, “Catherine proved to be an efficient, energetic, empress.…
Germaine Emilie Krebs known as Alix Barton and Madame Gres was born in Paris in 1903 and died in November 24, 1993. She was a fashion designer known as “master of the wrapped and draped dress” as well as the “queen of drapery”. She is a historical fashion designer who has inspired lots, one of them being Cristobal Balenciaga. She studied sculpture and her draping techniques were mostly inspired by Grecian and Roman sculptures, therefore her clothes were never provocative. She is mostly known for creating draped Grecian goddess gowns in her three favorite colors, which were cream, lacquer red, and a distinctive honey-colored jersey.…
The significance of Martin Gansberg’s essay is to demonstrate to readers how cold our society has become, specifically to the point where we are no longer the community that once used to protect each other. Therefore, the author, in my opinion, wishes for us all to realize this and change for the better. Plus, I believe Martin Gansberg would want readers to contemplate about what expectations they would have for their neighbors if, god forbid, they were ever in the same position as Catherine Genovese was in.…
While reading about Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, I actually really found her and her works to be very interesting. The introduction was really neat and I was able to learn lots about her. I found it very interesting that Jane Schoolcraft was the first native american writer and she wrote many poems and short fictional stories throughout her life. I also enjoyed learning about her education as a women during this time. Jane Schoolcraft educated herself from the library around where she was, and I found this super exciting.…
Nancy Blachman founded the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival in 2007. As a student in middle and high school, Nancy enjoyed solving math problems with her father. She didn't enjoy the competitive atmosphere and time constraints of most math contests, but was intrigued and inspired by the qualifying problems of the yearly math contest sponsored by Saint Mary's College in Moraga, CA. As an adult, she found that the Saint Mary's Math Contest no longer existed, and connected with Joshua Zucker, a high school mathematics teacher, and Jim Sotiros, Director of Development at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) to create something to take its place and hopefully inspire students.…
The role for women during the period of the Bauhaus and the works of Marianne Brandt When thinking about the Bauhaus and all of its accomplishments and designs, it is rare that one thinks of a woman's work. Despite this most likely having something to do with Walter Gropius’s intentions, men's domination in the art world and history being written largely by men, there were many distinct successful works by women that have been overshadowed by the male counterpart. Marianne Brandt was one of the Bauhaus’s most ingenious female students who made incredible contributions and progress for women whilst studying there.…
“Hardship adds to the strength of the people and artists we become. Michaela is nothing short of a miracle, born to be a ballerina. ”-Misty Copeland. The book “Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina,” written by Michaela DePrince is a life changing autobiography. Michaela started out with a rough early childhood and turned it into a life long dream that came true.…
Russia is the largest country in Europe and it is a multiethnic and multinational country; the geography has affected the development of Russia economically, politically, and socially. Geographically Russia is disadvantaged; because “Russia was poor in natural resources.” Sophia Anhalt Zerbst, born to German Prince in Prussia, became the empress of Russia. She drastically changed Russia’s policies, colonized the country, and improved lives of the Russian people. Isabel de Madariaga wrote Catherine the Great: A Short History.…
Karli Borths Mrs. Thillman Honors Sophomore English 6th 6 December 2016 Legal and/or Illegal? Charlotte Figi, at the age of 2, began to develop abnormal social behaviors, described as, ‘autism-like behaviors,’ where she disconnected cognitively and was unable to interact with others. These behaviors grew violent, and later Charlotte started experiencing seizures. After seeing medical experts, Charlotte was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome.…