842: Eva Perón Actress and First Lady of Argentina Born: 7 May 1919, Los Toldos, Argentina Died: 26 July 1952, Buenos Aires, Argentina Original Name: María Eva Ibarguren Duarte The people who supported her and her husband’s regime called her “Evita.” Eva’s husband was Juan Perón, longtime president (or dictator, depending on your definition) of…
841: Grace Sherwood, The Last Person Convicted of Witchcraft in Virginia Born: c.1660, The Colony of Virginia, (Present-day Pungo, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States of America) Died: Autumn 1740, Pungo, The Colony of Virginia, (Present-day Pungo, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States of America) Also Known As: The Witch of Pungo or the Virginia Witch Grace…
“I was the kind of person who would not be put down. I rejected any notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.” 840: Constance Baker Motley The First African American Woman appointed to the Federal Judiciary in the United States Born: 14 September 1921, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of…
“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.” 839: Frances Perkins The First Woman to Serve in a United States Presidential Cabinet Born: 10 April 1880, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 15 May 1965, New York City,…
838: Gruoch ingen Boite The First Queen of Scotland in Recorded History Born: c. 1015, Present-day Scotland Died: c. 1060, Present-day Scotland Also Spelled: Grauch Gruoch has earned this title not by being the first ever queen of Scotland, but by being the first whose name we know. There were other kings before, and they…
837: Major Annie Fox The First Female Recipient of the United States’ Combat Purple Heart Born: 4 August 1893, Pubnico, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada Died: 20 January 1987, San Francisco, California, United States of America Full Name: Annie Gayton Fox Annie served as the head nurse at Pearl Harbor, that fateful December day. She…
836: Te Ata Fisher Native American Storyteller of the Chickasaw Nation Born: 3 December 1895, Emet, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States of America (Present-day Emet, Oklahoma, United States of America) Died: 26 October 1995, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America Original Name: Mary Frances Thompson Te Ata (A Chickasaw name) means “Bearer of…
“What I tell everybody is that you — any victim, any person hurt — you have the same power. You have the power to forgive. And what it does, forgiveness, has nothing to do with the perpetrator. It has everything to do with the way the victim feels.” 835: Eva Mozes Kor Shoah Survivor and…
“You were not elected to Congress, in my interpretation of things, to represent your district, period. You are national legislators.” 834: Patsy Mink The First Asian American Woman (and First Woman of Color) Elected to United States Congress Born: 6 December 1927, Paia, Territory of Hawaii (Present-day Paia, Hawaii, United States of America) Died: 28…
“So began my stewardship. I studied every paper, sent from the different Secretaries or senators, and tried to digest and present in tabloid form the things that, despite my vigilance, had to go to the President. I myself never made a single decision regarding the disposition of public affairs. The only decision that was mine…