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Edith Goldberg: An Unforgettable Journey “Edith Goldberg is one of 10,000 mainly Jewish children who escaped Nazi persecution on the Kindertransport scheme,” (The Yorkshire Post: Edith Goldberg). She went through watching her father and uncle being taken away by police. They eventually returning home, but soon after she lost her mother and father when they were deported.…
Lexie Kosakowski 2-16-17 Lydia Darragh the American Spy Lydia Darragh was an American Spy. She was born in the 1700’s. She lived in Dublin. Later she still lived in Dublin but went where the Britians went to get information.…
Doris Watson was born on December 24th, 1937, in Leland Mississippi to the union of Arthur and Carrie Ferguson. Doris was baptized at an early age at Greater St. Matthews Church in Leland Mississippi. She attended Breich High School in Leland. On December 16, 1956, she was united in Holy Matrimony to Willie James Watson and to this union was born five children, Debra Ann, Bonita Lynne, Darryl Thaddeus, Willie Roy, and Jermaine.…
Eliza Pickeny was the daughter of George Lucas who was a British Army lieutenant-colonel and lieutenant governor of Antigua. They do not know that much about her mother. When she was young her father sent her to school which was odd for a women in that era of time. While her father was in the war she had to control the plantations that her farther owned. She teaches of the African American women to read and write so they can teach there kids.…
Alejandro Lopez Mrs. Gray Math II Honors 14 September 2016 Annie Jump Cannon Annie Jump Cannon was born on December 11, 1863 in Dover, Delaware. Annie Jump Cannon was an astronomer, she had studied physics, mathematics, and astronomy at Wellesley College, she was a good student in mathematics, she went and worked at Harvard Observatory. She became a path that strong women want to follow in science, she discovered 300 variable stars and invented her own system of classification, which became the universal standard, she listed around 350,000 stars.…
Anna Eleanor Rosevelt, born on October 11, 1884, grew up in a family that was wealthy most of her life. Through her younger years growing up, she encountered a sadness in her family from the lack of presence her father showed in the family because of his addiction to alcohol. Because of this, not only was her father becoming farther and farther away from the family, but also her mother was becoming more dejected as well. She spent most of her time as a young child helping her mother when she was needed. She was able to connect with her father, but sadly, that was short lived because he died not to long after their reconnection.…
Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day in 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. Her. Her mother, Sarah, was a firm believer in women's rights and taught Clara that all people should be treated equally. Clara grew up with four older siblings. She had two older brothers Stephen and David and two sisters, Dorthea and Sally. They taught Clara how to read and write while she was young so she did very well in school.…
Oil Patch Wife Pens Autobiography to Preserve Family History The author feels the need for her grandchildren to know their family history, so she shares her story to help them know where they came from. Being a missionary kid and globe-trotting oil patch wife, Ruth Nave Leibbrand has lots of family stories to share with her grandchildren, and she would like them to trace the origins of their family. For this reason, Leibbrand turns her stories and recollections – the highlights of her family – into a cohesive book titled Full Circle (AuthorHouse, 2015).…
Anne Bradstreet was not only of the first of female poets of England, but was also one of the first American residential poets of the New World. This being considered, she was a highly influential woman. With her writing she brought light to subjects she thought were worth writing about. Those subjects included: the role of women, her faith, and theological and scientific trends of the European world. INSERT QUOTE…
From the 1890’s to the 1920’s, the Progressive Era consisted of many changes in social stances and political methods in the United States. There were numerous individuals who were determined to see reform, including Florence Kelley. Florence Kelley deserves a place in history because she was such an inspirational person who had accomplished giving women and children better rights, especially in the work force. Florence Kelley grew up in a political family which led her to become the person that she was. She had once heard about the abolishment of slavery and the women’s right movement which led her to helping women and children gain the rights that they deserve.…
The Holocaust was a terrible thing that happened in the European continent, it all started January 30, 1933 and ended May 9, 1945. The camps that Jews were held up in were very brutal it is very shocking but fortunate that some survived. I am going to be talking about who I believe deserves the medal of honor for their role during the time of the Holocaust. All of the choices for this reward all deserved it in there own way.…
Who- Texas Ranger extraordinary and Mexican War officer also son of Harmon Hayes and Elizabeth Hayes. What- He led Texas Rangers on a campaign against the Comache. Imagrated to The Republic of Texas in 1836 at the age of 19. Jack rode with Flacco an Apache Chief who led the charge into every battle with him.…
There is always a secret, no one should ever know, but if a person digs hard enough they will find it. Rather it is a baby farmer who is rumored to have killed over 400 children, a man who decided to control women and bending them to his own sadistic desires, or a woman who rapes, mutilates, and kills girls with her husband. Not all the skeletons in Britain’s closet are as well known as Jack the Ripper but they are just as cruel and unusual serial killers, such as Amelia Dryer and the couple Fred and Rose West .…
2686 – MGF1106-(Online) College Mathematics Seminole State College Professor Kristine Buddemeyer Module 14th-Mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya Marisol “Brava” Reyes April 20th, 2016 Sofia Kovalevskaya or Sonia Kovalevsky (also known as); was an exceptional woman from the 19th century who ameliorated the path for women in the fields of sciences and mathematics. She was not only a preeminent mathematician and writer, but also a dedicated women’s rights advocate. She opened the door for women in the world of science and left a legacy of new mathematical ideas, work, and solidified a new place for women in the world of mathematics, which is still relevant today. In order to understand her contribution to a world dominated by…
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an outstanding writer that to this day many still read her novels and short stories. She is recognized as the daughter of the famous and extraordinary writer Mary Wollstonecraft and a well-known novelist and political philosopher William Godwin (Poetry Foundation 1). She recounts to never have thought of writing, but in fact inherited the talent from her parents, and became an extraordinary author as well. Shelley was mainly influenced to write for the terrible situations she experienced in her life. Mary Shelley had a tough life full of awful experiences and losses, writing was her succor from depression, we can observe how she connects and ties in her personal life to her literary works.…