4) Hertha Ayrton Inventor and Electrical Engineer Born: 28 April 1854, Portsea, United Kingdom Died: 23 August 1923, Lancing, United Kingdom Inventor and scientist who became the first woman to ever be proposed as a fellow to the Royal Society (in 1902). She was denied on the basis that she was a married woman and…
3: Specialist Fourth Class Joseph LaPointe Jr Medal of Honor Recipient and Conscientious Objector Born: 2 July 1948, Dayton, Ohio Died: 2 June 1969, Vietnam He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. Joseph enlisted as a Conscientious Objector in 1968 and served as a medic. When he was stationed…
“The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns just as the Jacquard-loom weaves flowers and leaves.” 3) Ada, Countess of Lovelace Computer Programmer Who Lived Nearly 100 Years Before Computers Were Actually Invented Born: 10 December 1815, London, United Kingdom Died: 27 November 1852, London, United Kingdom Computer programmer and daughter of famed poet Lord Byron (Ada…
2) Corporal Thomas Bennett Conscientious Objector and Medal of Honor Recipient Born: 7 April 1947, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America Died: 11 February 1969, Pleiku, Vietnam The Second Conscientious Objector to receive the Medal of Honor. He enlisted into the Army in 1968 as a Conscientious Objector. Because he was raised Baptist, Thomas…
“The world has used me so unkindly, I fear it has made me suspicious of everyone.” 2) Mary Anning Paleontologist and Fossil Collector Born: 21 May 1799, Lyme Regis, United Kingdom Died: 9 March 1847, Lyme Regis, United Kingdom Growing up her family survived in part by selling fossils they collected from the cliffs near…
1: Private First Class Desmond Doss The First Conscientious Objector to be Awarded the Medal of Honor Born: 7 February 1919, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States of America Died: 23 March 2006, Piedmont, Alabama, United States of America For a year, I only had my women’s list of people to remember from history. That all changed…
1: Hypatia of Alexandria The Woman who Inspired it All Birth Date Unknown, Most Likely Alexandria, Roman-Controlled Egypt (Present-day Alexandria, Egypt) Died: March 415 AD, Alexandria, Roman-Controlled Egypt (Present-day Alexandria, Egypt) Hypatia is the woman who inspired this entire project. In 2015, I sat down to watch “Alexandria the Greatest City”; a documentary hosted by Bettany…