900: Rear Admiral Lillian E Fishburne The First African American Woman to Hold the Position of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy Born: 25 March 1949, Patuxent River, Maryland, United States of America Lillian was appointed to the position by President Bill Clinton in 1998. She was the nineteenth African American rear admiral overall,…
899: Sarah Shelton Henry Patrick Henry’s First Wife Born: 29 May 1736, Rural Plains, The Colony of Virginia (Present-day Rural Plains, Virginia, United States of America) Died: 19 March 1775, Scotchtown, The Colony of Virginia (Present-day Scotchtown, Virginia, United States of America) Patrick kept Sarah in the cellar to protect her from herself and others….
898: Grace Coolidge Former First Lady of the United States During Her Husband, Calvin Coolidge’s Administration Born: 3 January 1879, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America Died: 8 July 1957, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America Grace was an only child, and very close to her parents. From a young age she watched and learned…
897: Virginia Hall Goillot Allied Spy During World War II Born: 6 April 1906, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Died: 8 July 1982, Rockland, Maryland, United States of America Virginia was reportedly labeled the most dangerous Allied spy by the Gestapo. Virginia was raised in a well-to-do family and was expected to marry into…
These are the entries born in Sudan or the geographic equivalent of the modern country. Entries: Amanirenas, Warrior Queen of Kush
896: Amanirenas Queen of Kush Born: c.60-50 BC, Kush (Present-day Sudan) Died: c.10 BC, Probably Kush (Present-day Sudan) Full Title: Amanirenas qore li kdwe li Also Known As: Kandace Amanirenas (Kandace means Queen) Amanirenas fought back to drive the Romans from her land after they conquered Egypt. Kush was just south of the toppled empire,…
“She would also not waiver from her rules to appease her white customers in face of lost revenue; she demanded that employers treated her laborers with dignity” -Carrie’s son, Melvin 895: Carrie Crawford Smith Now This is How You Help the Unemployed Born: 1877, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America Died: 1954, Evanston, Illinois, United…
894: Freddie Dekker-Oversteegen Now This is How You Resist Born: 6 September 1925, Schoten, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (Presently, Schoten is a part of Haarlem) Died: 5 September 2018, Driehuis, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Freddie was raised by her single Communist mother who encouraged the girls to help children during the Spanish Civil War and other conflicts before World…
“If there is no corruption in governance and public life, there would be enough resources in any nation to meet the important needs of the common people, including women and youth.” 893: Aisha Muhammadu Buhari Former First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Born: 17 February 1971, Adamawa, Nigeria Though Aisha preferred to be…
892: Olga Erteszek The Queen of Ladies’ Lingerie Born: 15 June 1916, Krakow, Poland Died: 15 September 1989, Brentwood, California, United States of America Olga had several patents (Wikipedia claims twenty-eight) for women’s undergarments–including the first nightgown with a built-in bra, the seamless bra, and her first product, a lacy garter belt (ooh la la)….