“I’d rather be a corpse than a coward.” 854: Mary Ellen Pleasant African American Entrepreneur & Abolitionist Born: 19 August 1814, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America* Died: 11 January 1904, San Francisco, California, United States of America Mary Ellen listed ‘Capitalist by Profession’ as her official career description in the 1890 Census. Hell yeah…
853: Soraya Tarzi The First Queen Consort of Afghanistan Born: 14 November 1899, Damascus, Ottoman Empire (Present-day Damascus, Syria) Died: 20 April 1968, Rome, Italy Soraya fought for women’s equality, education rights, and more in her country. Soraya’s father was a liberal-minded thinker and politician. He was a firm advocate for the modernization of Afghanistan,…
852: Margaret of Anjou Queen of England Who Ruled in Her Husband’s Favor During His Bouts of Insanity Born: 23 March 1429/1430, Lorraine, France (Sources differ) Died: 25 August 1482, Anjou, France Margaret was also a pivotal figure in the Wars of the Roses and is recognized as the leader of the Lancastrian faction. Margaret’s…
“Prior to my election, Cherokee girls would have never thought that they might grow up and become chief.” 851: Wilma Mankiller The First Female Chief of the Cherokee Nation Born: 18 November 1945, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States of America Died: 6 April 2010, Stilwell, Oklahoma, United States of America Wilma was born dirt poor on…
“I swear on this [prayer] book that wherever life will take me, under whatever circumstance, I shall always remain a good, true Jew.” 850: Gisella Perl Gynecologist and Prisoner in Auschwitz Concentration Camp Born: 1907, Maramarossziget, Hungary (Present-day Sighet Marmatiei, Maramureș, Romania) Died: 30 November 1988, Jerusalem, Israel Gisella’s father was a Rabbi, and Gisella…
849: Sergeant Opha Johnson The First Female Enlisted Marine in the United States Born: 4 May 1879, Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America Died: 11 August 1955, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America Her middle name has been spelled as either “May” or “Mae.” Not much is known about her early life, but…
“I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.” 848: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Social Reformer and Leading Figure in the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the United States Born: 12 November 1815, Johnstown, New York, United States of America Died: 26 October 1902, New York City, New York, United States of America Elizabeth…
847: Christie Hefner Former Playboy Enterprises Inc CEO Born: 8 November 1952, Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America Christie is the daughter of Hugh Hefner. She is his oldest child. Christie’s parents divorced when she was four and her only full sibling was one. Her mother remarried and moved Christie and her brother to a…
” … Hugh M. Hefner is—though few will ever really realize it—a staunchly upright, rigorously moral man—and I know him well and he has never been involved in the criminal activity which is being attributed to him now.” 846: Bobbie Arnstein Hugh Hefner’s Personal Secretary Born: 2 May 1940, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Died: 18…
“Like all pioneers, I labored more in faith and hope.” 845: Esther Hobart Morris The First Female Justice of the Peace in the United States Born: 8 August 1814, Spencer, New York, United States of America Died: 2 April 1902, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America Esther served the city of South Pass in Wyoming….