Courtesy of Yamato Magazine 1018: Nakano Takeko Female Samurai who Led a Squadron of Other Female Samurai Born: April 1847, Edo, Japan (Present-day Tokyo, Japan) Died: 10 October 1868, Near Aizu, Japan Takeko was born to a family from Aizu, but was adopted at a young age by a master swordsman. Takeko was trained in…
1017: Sheila Abdus-Salaam Associate Judge for the New York Court of Appeals Born: 14 March 1952, Washington DC, United States of America Died: 12 April 2017, Harlem, New York, United States of America Sheila was the first African American Woman to serve on New York’s highest court (the Court of Appeals). According to some reports,…
“Whoever makes me unhappy for a day, I will make suffer a lifetime.” The Empress’s triumphant return, photo sourced from Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang 1016: Empress Dowager Cixi The Empress who Dragged China into the Modern World Born: 29 November 1835, Beijing, Imperial China (Present-day Beijing, People’s Republic of China) Died: 15 November…
1015: Catherine O’Leary Had Her Life Ruined When People Blamed Her Cow for Starting the Great Chicago Fire Born: March 1827, Ireland (Unknown whether Present-day Northern or Republic) Died: 3 July 1895, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Yes, you’re reading that right. For over one hundred years now, Chicagoans have been blaming a poor…
“I ran to a nearby thicket and got my black horse. I painted my face with crimson and braided my black hair. I was mourning. I was a woman, but I was not afraid.” 1014: Moving Robe Woman Helped Defeat General Custer at the Battle of the Greasy Grass Born: 1854, Most Likely the Sioux…
Judge Hughes delivering the oath of office to incoming President Lyndon Johnson in the wake of President Kennedy’s assassination, November 1963 1013: Sarah T Hughes Lawyer and Judge Born: 2 August 1896, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Died: 23 April 1985, Dallas, Texas, United States of America Sarah is most remembered for swearing in…
1012: Janet Parker Medical Photographer Born: March 1938, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Died: 11 September 1978, Solihull, England, United Kingdom Janet was sadly the last known person to die of Smallpox after accidentally being exposed to a sample that was grown in a laboratory on an adjacent floor to where she was working at Birmingham…
“I must admit that I enjoy being in a war.” 1011: Clare Hollingworth Broke the News That World War II Had Begun Born: 10 October 1911, Knighton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom Died: 10 January 2017, Central, Hong Kong Clare was working as a correspondent in Poland in 1939. Her reports on German troop movements on…
“Yes, I am a revolutionist…All true artists are revolutionists.” 1010: Isadora Duncan Dancer dubbed the “Mother of Modern Dance” Born: 26 May 1877-78*, San Francisco, California, United States of America Died: 14 September 1927, Nice, France Original Name: Angela Duncan Isadora’s life was filled with tragedy. Her two children and their nanny were killed after…
1009: Jeanne Hébuterne Artist, Model, and Common-Law Wife of Amedeo Modigliani Born: 6 April 1898, Meaux, France Died: 26 January 1920, Paris, France Jeanne is most remembered for her tragic death. Jeanne committed suicide by jumping out of a five-story window while heavily pregnant because she couldn’t deal with the grief of her lover Amedeo’s…