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.…
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.…
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was born April of 1886 and passed away on December 22, 1939. Rainey was a black feminist and was a blues singer. Rainey began to perform as a teenager and liked it. She is famous for her amazing vocals ,'moaning' singing style ,and being a black female feminist. She recorded with Louis Armstrong and in 1935 she retired and went back to her…
“She stripped and flogged me long and severely with the cow- skin; as long as she had strength to use the lash” (Salih, Pg. 16). This was the life of Mary Prince, who grew up as a slave; mistreated for years. This punishment was the result of a jar accidently slipping from Mary’s hands, causing it to shatter. Sympathy was rarely given to slaves when mistakes were made, and usually resulted in cruel punishment.…
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.…
About Mary Gilletti - Realtor for Rockport, TX , and surrounding areas About Originally, Mary Lyneé Gilletti was trained in the field of dentistry. However, in 2001, Mary made a move that would change her life. Mary Lyneé Gilletti left the world of dentistry behind her and welcomed the world of real estate with open arms. At first, Mary saw real estate as a challenge not a career change.…
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.…
Mary Stuart, Sweet and Innocent or a Monster Mary Stuart was a beautiful young lady with many talents and a love for art. She was also a deceitful person, and she was promiscuous. Mary’s life was hectic as she bounced back and forth between husbands. She also had many affairs during her marriages. She married many of her husbands for the satisfaction of having more power instead of for true love.…
McKenna Copher Mrs. Hall Pre-AP English II 30 September 2016 A Person I Admire: Katie Piper Katie Piper, a successful British model was raised in a small English village by her devoted and affectionate family. When she was 22, she moved out on her own to London to further her passion as a television presenter.…
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.…
Molly Burke Introduction Molly Burke is a teen activist who speaks against bullying. She became blind from a disease that is rare and only 1 in 4,000 people get, but no matter what, she still had the courage to keep going and accomplish all her dreams. She never gave up no matter how mean the bully, or how hard the challenge was. Molly has inspired many people to try their best to follow their dreams no matter how many bumps are in the road on the way. Her Childhood On February 8, 1994, Molly Burke was born in Oakville, Ontario Canada.…