Lizzie Johnson was born in Missouri on May 9, 1840 she died at the age 84 in October 9, 1924 . Lizzie’s family was shocked it was not just that they had lost a beloved member of the family. They were also shocked and surprised to learn that Lizzie had amassed a fortune during her life she had 245,701.In 1844, the family moved to Texas, living in Huntsville, Lockhart and Webberville before settling on Bear Creek in Hays County. Lizzie´s real name is Elizabeth Ellen Johnson. She was the 2nd child out of 7 kids born to Thomas Jefferson Johnson and Catherine Johnson.…
The Execution Of Mary Surratt Mary Surratt should of been executed due to her being a part of the Lincoln assassination. Mary Surratt was a conspirator who helped John Wilkes Booth kill the president, she also lied to an officer. The way Mary helped John Wilkes Booth was by having every single gun ready source 1 stated,” Mary made sure she had the guns ready” The reason for this is because she knew about the assassination,they same source also said that she was the only one that put the guns out the reason for this is because Booth never thought they would expect her to do that because she said that she has bad vision this is also why Booth never mentioned Mary in any of his letters.…
Lucy Craft Laney was born April 13, 1854 in Macon, Georgia. She was the daughter of former slaves. She was taught to read by her mother as an adolescent. At the age of 15, she enrolled at Atlanta University, and then she graduated in 1873. From the university, she went to educate African Americans, and later, opened her own school in 1883.…
In the fairly small town of Sherwood, OR, there is a very controversial mayor. The mayor is Krisanna Clark. The controversial mayor has done numerous things to help Sherwood become a better, safer, and happier place to live for all ages. Recently, Krissana has done things many people do not agree with, such as taking away one of the best places for kids and working out, the YMCA. Countless people have gotten very angry with her for that idea and it has caused backlash from a great deal of families.…
Mary Surratt's real name is Mary Elizabeth Jenkins. She was born on May 4th, 1823, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA, near Waterloo, Maryland. “At an early age, she converted from the Episcopal faith to Roman Catholicism.” She was raised as an Episcopalian. For four years, Mary was educated at a Roman Catholic boarding school in Virginia.…
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.…
Maria Lopez Choate- DC English III- 2nd period 9/30/2015 Narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson As the 1700’s progressed, the tension between the colonist of Colonial America and the Native American worsened. Attacks on each other resulted in serious conflicts like King Phillip’s war. Native Americans were constantly attacking american towns, like Lancaster. The colonist would ask for aid from the authorities but it wouldn’t come soon enough and the Natives would take colonist captive.…
Mary Ann Shadd Cary, more well known as simply Mary Ann Shadd, was an exceptional figure in both African-Canadian and African-American history. An editor, lawyer, teacher, and activist, Shadd prominently brought change everywhere around her. The intellect, ambition, and confidence she possessed led her to become possibly one of the most well known black women of all time. Born on October 9th, 1823 in Wilmington, Delaware, Ms. Shadd was the oldest of thirteen children.…
Do you know who Mary Church Terrell is? Marry Church Terrell was born on September 23, 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee and died on July 24, 1954. She was an American civil rights activist and journalist. She was also a teacher and one of the first African American women to earn a college degree. She left a lot of her achievements.…
Born a slave in 1818, Elizabeth Keckley became a skilled dressmaker for First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. After President Lincoln’s assassination, Keckley wrote one of the first personal accounts of life inside the Lincoln White House, Behind the Scenes: Or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. Elizabeth Keckley had experienced the exploitation and degradation common to thousands of slave women. She was born in Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia, and spent her childhood as a slave of the Burwell family. During adolescence, she was “loaned” to a North Carolina slave owner and beaten and eventually raped.…
Kiara Rivas Philosophy 25 Due Date: 5/6/2015 Mock Trial: U.S v. Dominique Stephens The case I am presenting today is about a woman who admits to having killed her husband and is being charged with first degree murder. The woman’s name is Dominque Stephens and Mrs. Stephens claims that she has acted in self-defense after suffering many years of domestic violence in her marriage.…
Mary Church Terrell Mary Church Terrell was wonderful activist leader. She did many things her in life to improve other people's lives. Terrell was a board member in National Association of the Colored Women and she was also a popular speaker who talked about how segregation was a wrong thing. Terrell was born on September 23, 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born to Robert Reed Church and Louis Ayers.…
Kim Mulkey, a naturally talented athlete, advanced as both a player and coach. In her early life, when she was in high school she focused purely on basketball. After winning state championships on a high school level, she soon stepped on the Louisiana Tech college court. Being a college student athlete Mulkey participated in many international events and won often. In 1982, she became a member of the USA basketball team.…
What would raves in the 90’s have been without the use of molly? While it was called ecstasy at the time, the substance was widely popular amongst partygoers. The chemical name for this easygoing substance is 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA for short. Over time, generational nicknames such as ecstasy and X have come to identify the drug. In this day and age however, molly is the most commonly used tag when labeling MDMA (Solanki).…
“Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow.” -Maria Mitchell. Maria Mitchell was born on August 1, 1818, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Maria was born into a Quaker religion. Her father strongly believed that girls should have as much education as boys.…