980: Bessie Coleman The First Female African American & the First Female Native American to Receive a Pilot’s License Born: 26 January 1892, Atlanta, Texas, United States of America Died: 30 April 1926, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America Original Name: Elizabeth Coleman Bessie was also the first African American person to earn a civilian…
979: Leonor Villegas de Magnón Founded La Cruz Blanca (The White Cross) Born: 12 June 1876, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Died: 17 April 1955, Mexico City, Mexico Leonor was a political activist, journalist, and teacher. Leonor was educated in the United States and married an American citizen in 1901. She had three children with her husband….
978: Lola Greene Baldwin The First Female Police Officer in the United States Born: 1860, Elmira, New York, United States of America Died: 22 June 1957, Portland, Oregon, United States of America Original Name: Aurora Greene Lola had to leave school early to begin working after her father lost his job. She taught for several…
“I was my husband’s silent partner, a legal nonentity, with no voice or power.” 977: Abigail Scott Duniway Suffrage Advocate, Teacher, Lecturer, Editor, and Author Born: 22 October 1834, Groveland, Illinois, United States of America Died: 11 October 1915, Portland, Oregon, United States of America Abigail traveled on the Oregon Trail at the age of…
976: Lucille Mulhall One of the First Women to Compete in Roping and Riding Events Against Men Born: 21 October 1885, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America Died: 21 December 1940, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States of America Lucille is the first woman credited with popularizing the term “Cowgirl” on a national scale. She…
“Any Woman Who Could Ride a Horse Could Fly.” 975: Dorothy K Barrack Pressler Morgan The Second Female Pilot in Oklahoma Born: 19 May 1896, St. Mary’s, West Virginia, United States of America Died: 31 January 1978, Most Likely Oklahoma, United States of America According to one source, Dorothy’s pilot’s license was signed by Orville…
974: Dr. Rachel Caroline Eaton The First Native American Woman from Oklahoma to Earn a PhD Born: 7 June 1869, Flint Creek, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States of America (Present-day Flint Creek, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, United States of America) Died: 20 September 1938, Claremore, Oklahoma, United States of America Also Known As: Callie Eaton…
973: Catherine Ann Barnard First Elected Female State Official in Oklahoma (United States of America) Born: 23 May 1875, Geneva, Nebraska, United States of America Died: 23 February 1930, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America Also Known As: Kate Barnard Before entering politics, Kate was a teacher and stenographer. Her mother died before her…
972: Adelina Otero-Warren Suffrage Advocate, Politician, and Education Advocate Born: 23 October 1881, Present-day Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States of America Died: 3 January 1965, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America Original Name: Adelina Isabel Emilia Luna Otero Adelina (or Nina, as she was better known) was born into a family of…
“I have always longed to carry out the true Indian idea, to plan a hotel strictly Indian with none of the conventional modern motifs.” Mary Colter holding what suspiciously appear to be blueprints on a job site (sarcasm explained under the “Note” heading at the bottom of the article). Courtesy of the National Parks Service…