“My first vote? – Oh, yes, I thought long over that. I studied; I read about all your men who wished to be president. I learned about the new laws. I wanted to KNOW what was right, not to act blindly…I think it right we should all try to learn, not vote blindly, since we…
951: Toby Riddle Modoc Woman Who Helped Negotiations Between Her Tribe and the United States Born: c.1846, Present-day Oregon, United States of America Died: 1920, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America Original Name: Kaitchkona Later Called: Nonooktowa (or Strange Child) and then Winema (or Woman Chief [or Woman with Brave Heart]) The Modoc War…
950: Mother (Mary) Fidelia McMahon Helped Expand St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, Arizona Born: 1850, Cohoes, New York, United States of America Died: 6 February 1923, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Original Name: Bridget McMahon Mother Fidelia, as she was known, entered the convent of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1872. The sisters…
“When the army came and built all around Unalaska they destroyed our berry patches and disturbed our fishing grounds. Up to this day this is why we have a hard time getting Aleut food in Unalaska.” 949: Anfesia Shapsnikoff Aleut Leader & Educator Born: 1 October 1901, Atka, Alaska Territory (Present-day Atka, Alaska, United States…
948: Etta Eugenie Schureman Jones Teacher Turned Prisoner of War Born: September 1879, New Jersey*, United States of America Died: December 1965, Bradenton, Florida, United States of America Etta taught at Alaskan schools for Native children and was a trained nurse. She married her husband when she was forty-two years old, and they never had…
947: Nellie Neal Lawing Roadhouse Operator, Frontierswoman, Sled Runner, Hunter, & Trapper Born: c.1874, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America Died: 10 May 1956, Steward, Alaska, United States of America Also Known As: Alaska Nellie From the time she was a child, Nellie dreamed of going to Alaska; America’s last frontier. She finally arrived…
“I have been working since I was 17. Homes and babies are all very nice, but you can’t have them and a career as well.” 946: Natacha Rambova Film & Costume Set Designer in Early Hollywood Born: 19 January 1897, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America Died: 5 June 1966, Pasadena, California, United…
945: Jane Dieulafoy Parisian Gender Non-Conformist & Archaeologist Born: 29 June 1851, Toulouse, France Died: 25 May 1916, Haute-Garonne, France Also Spelled: Jeanne Dieulafoy Jane is most known for wearing pants when it was illegal to do so in France (don’t worry, she got special permission from the government allowing her to walk around wearing…
944: Anne Sheafe Miller The First Person Saved by Penicillin Born: 13 October 1908, New York, United States of America Died: 27 May 1999, Salisbury, Connecticut, United States of America Anne was suffering from a Streptococcal Infection. She got the infection in 1942 and was in the hospital for over a month. What today is…
“Maybe it has only been men who have protested the king up to now. That only means we women have taken too long to let our voices be heard. We are signing our names to a document, not hiding ourselves behind costumes like the men in Boston did at their tea party. The British will…