“I was brought up in the Cherokee tradition of equal education for boys and girls. It did not bother me to be the only girl in the math class.” 1035: Mary Golda Ross The First Female Native American Engineer Born: 9 August 1908, Park Hill, Oklahoma, United States of America Died: 29 April 2008, Palo…
1034: Dorothy Fosdick Foreign Policy Expert Born: 17 April 1913, Montclair, New Jersey, United States of America Died: 5 February 1997, Washington DC, United States of America Dorothy helped bring about NATO, the United Nations, the Marshall Plan (aka The European Recovery Effort following World War II) and spent three decades as a chief strategist…
1033: Naia One of the Oldest Skeletons Ever Found in North America Lived: c. 10,000 BC, Present-day Mexico Naia is the name given to a set of skeletal remains found deep under the water in a cave in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. The cave was later dubbed Hoyo Negro, meaning Black Hole in Spanish because of…
1032: Isabella of France English Queen Remembered as the She-Wolf of France Born: c.1292-1296, Paris, France Died: 23 August 1358, Castle Rising, Norfolk, England (Present-day Norfolk, England, United Kingdom) Isabella was an English Queen who refused to fade into the background of the history books. She dealt with her husband’s boyfriends as long as she…
1031: Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire Born: 7 June 1757, Althorp, Northamptonshire, England (Present-day Althorp Estate, England, United Kingdom) Died: 30 March 1806, Devonshire House, Greater London, United Kingdom (Present-day Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom) Georgiana was born to the affluent Spencer family and held the titles of Honorable and later Lady growing up. One of…
“Perhaps what we have most near is death, but that idea does not frighten me. We shall continue to fight for that which is just.” 1030: María Teresa Mirabal One of the Famed Las Mariposas Born: 15 October 1936, Salcedo, Dominican Republic Died: 25 November 1960, Dominican Republic Full Name: Antonia María-Teresa Mirabal de Guzmán…
“I stayed alive to tell their stories.” “We lived in fear, and there is nothing worse than living in fear.” 1029: Dedé Mirabal Born: 1 March 1925, Salcedo, Dominican Republic Died: 1 February 2014, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic Original Name: Bélgica Adela Mirabal Reyes Dedé was the second oldest in her family. Unlike her three sisters, …
“It is a source of happiness to do whatever can be done for our country that suffers so many anguishes. It is sad to stay with arms crossed.” 1028: Minerva Mirabal One of the Famed Las Mariposas Born: 12 March 1926, Salcedo, Dominican Republic Died: 25 November 1960, Dominican Republic Full Name: María Argentina Minerva…
These are the entries born in the Dominican Republic. Located on the island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic makes up half of the island while Haiti is located on the other half. Entries: Dede Mirabal, Political Activist known as one of Las Mariposas Maria Teresa Mirabal, Political Activist known as one of Las Mariposas Minerva…
“We cannot allow our children to grow up in this corrupt and tyrannical regime, we have to fight against it, and I am willing to give up everything, including my life if necessary.” 1027: Patria Mirabal One of the Famed Las Mariposas Born: 27 February 1924, Salcedo, Dominican Republic Died: 25 November 1960, Dominican Republic…