910: Annis Stockton One of the First Female Poets to be Published in the Thirteen Colonies of the Future United States Born: 1 July 1736, The Colony of Pennsylvania (Present-day Darby, Pennsylvania, United States of America) Died: 6 February 1801, Fieldsboro, New Jersey, United States of America Full Name: Annis Boudinot Stockton Annis published her…
Category: Birth Locations
909) Lady Jane Franklin
909: Lady Jane Franklin Sponsored Many Voyages to Explore and Map the Arctic Born: 4 December 1791, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 18 July 1875, London, United Kingdom Jane’s mother died when she was young. Her father was a silk merchant who educated his daughter in the bare minimum most girls received at the…
908) Candalyn Kubeck
“She was harassed.They beat up her car. They threatened her with rape. They threatened to burn her house down. After she would land, they were always there waiting.” (Candalyn’s mother’s account of what happened to her daughter after taking the Eastern Airline job). 908: Candalyn Kubeck One of the First Female Commercial Airline Pilots Born:…
907) Mildred Fish-Harnack
“It can be assumed that I am widowed. I haven’t however received an official letter informing me of the death of my husband, who was supposed to be executed.” 907: Mildred Fish-Harnack The Only American Woman Executed by the Germans in World War II Born: 6 September 1902, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America Died:…
906) Capt. Dorothy Stratton
906: Captain Dorothy Stratton Commanding Officer of the United States Coast Guard’s SPARs Program Born: 24 March 1899, Brookfield, Missouri, United States of America Died: 17 September 2006, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America First, I feel it necessary to say do not, and I mean DO NOT, confuse this Dorothy with the Playboy…
905) Emilie Schindler
“If he’d stayed, I’d have looked after him.” 905: Emilie Schindler Most Known for Being Oskar Schindler’s Wife Born: 22 October 1907, Alt Moletein, Republic of Czechoslovakia (Present-day Stary Maletin, Czech Republic) Died: 5 October 2001, Strausberg, Germany Emilie should be better known for helping to save over 1,200 Jews during The Shoah. Emilie was…
904) Dr. Olivia Hooker
“Love all, trust few, and do right.” 904: Dr. Olivia Hooker The First African American Woman to Enter the US Coast Guard Born: 12 February 1915, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States of America Died: 21 November 2018, White Plains, New York, United States of America Olivia enlisted in 1945 and worked in the SPARs Program, also…
903) Catherine of Valois
903: Catherine of Valois Used as a Political Tool to Hand France to England During the Hundred Years’ War Born: 27 October 1401, Paris, France Died: 2 January 1437, Bermondsey Abbey, London, England (Present-day Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom) Catherine’s marriage to Henry V legitimized his claim to be king of England and France and made…
902) Gina Haspel
“I wanted to be part of something bigger than just me. I think with my dad’s service in the military, I saw that as a natural affinity. I wanted an overseas adventure where I could put my love of foreign languages to use. CIA delivered.” 902: Gina Haspel Former Director of the CIA Born: 1…
901) Edmonia Lewis
“There is nothing so beautiful as the free forest. To catch a fish when you are hungry, cut the boughs of a tree, make a fire to roast it, and eat it in the open air, is the greatest of all luxuries. I would not stay a week pent up in cities, if it were not for my passion for…