1198: Idawalley Zorada Lewis Lighthouse Keeper Born: 25 February 1842, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America Died: 24 October 1911, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America Idawalley (called Ida) saved several people from drowning in separate incidents while serving as a lighthouse keeper in Newport, Rhode Island. When asked about her heroic exploits…
1197: Elizabeth Freeman The First Black Slave to File and Win a Freedom Suit in Massachusetts Born: c.1744, Claverack, The Colony of New York (Present-day Claverack, New York, United States of America) Died: 28 December 1829, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States of America Original Name: Mum Bett Elizabeth’s case was titled Brom and Bett v Ashley…
1196: Jane Sharp Pioneering Midwife and Author Born: Most Likely 1610s/1620s, Present-day England, United Kingdom Died: After 1671, Most-likely Present-day England, United Kingdom Jane is known for having written the first book on English midwifery to be written by a woman. When she published the book in 1671, Jane described herself as a midwife with…
1195: Zelia Nuttall One of the First and Most Important Mexican Archaeologists Born: 6 September 1857, San Francisco, California, United States of America Died: 12 April 1933, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico Zelia’s entire career was founded on the fact that she wanted to dispel the narrative that Mexico’s indigenous past was nothing more than “bloodthirsty…
1194: Charlotte “Charley” Parkhurst California Stagecoach Driver Born: 17 January 1812, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States of America (or Possibly Sharon, Vermont, United States of America)* Died: 18 or 28 December 1879, Watsonville, California, United States of America** Also Known As: One-Eyed Charley or Six-Horse Charley Charlotte was abandoned by her parents, according to some…
1193: Jeannie Rousseau de Clarens World War II Spy Born: 1 April 1919, Saint-Breuc, France Died: 23 August 2017, Montaigu, France Jeannie’s father was a World War I veteran and a politician in Paris. She graduated at the top of her class in 1939 and was known for being adept at languages. Soon after the…
1192: Anna Göldi The Last Person to be Executed for Witchcraft in Europe Born: 24 October 1734, Senwald, Switzerland Died: 13 June 1782 AD, Glarus, Switzerland Anna was born into a very poor family at the bottom of the social ladder. She worked as a maid in various households from the age of fifteen, but…
1191: Claire (Phillips) Snyder Subject of the 1951 Film “I Was an American Spy” Born: 2 December 1907, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America Died: 22 May 1960, Portland, Oregon, United States of America Original Name: Mabel Clara Dela Taste Before the war, Claire was a stage actress and singer. She had two sisters…
1190: Carol McCain Former White House Visitor’s Office Director Born: 1938, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States of America Carol attended college at the Centenary Junior College for Women in New Jersey. She also worked as a model. Carol had two children with her first husband*, however, she is best known for being the first wife of…
1189: Hipparchia of Maroneia Greek Philosopher Born: c.340-330 BCE, Maroneia, Thrace, Ancient Greece (Present-day Maroneia, Greece) Died: c. 280 BCE, Athens, Ancient Greece (Present-day Athens, Greece) She is known for being drawn to the Cynic lifestyle, one of the few women to study philosophy in Ancient Greece. While little biographical information about her early life…