755: Jezebel Biblical Figure Born: Phoenicia (Present-day Lebanon) Died: c. 843 BCE, Jezreel (Present-day Yizre’el, Israel) For most who know their Christian religious stories, Jezebel is the “bad-girl” of the Bible. She’s been called a prostitute, a murderer, and an enemy of god. Her name is so synonymous with sin (see what I did there?)…
“I shall not consent to be tried under a law in which my sex had no voice in making.” 754: Pearl Hart Stagecoach Robber and Bandit Queen of Arizona Born: 13 November 1871, Ontario, Canada Died: 28 December 1956, Arizona, United States of America Pearl was raised in a well-to-do middle-class family in her native…
753: Arawelo Queen Who is Remembered for Castrating Male Prisoners c.15th Century AD, Present-day Somalia, Possibly the Sanaag Region Arawelo became queen by being the oldest child of the King who only had daughters. Evidently when the king died, Arawelo took it upon herself to become queen, without asking anyone’s permission. She demanded there be…
“What a wonderful revolution! In 1861 the Southern papers were full of advertisements for ‘slaves,’ but now, despite all the hindrances and ‘race problems,’ my people are striving to attain the full standard of all other races born free in the sight of God, and in a number of instances have succeeded. Justice we ask–to…
“I want to thank my husband, Fred, for letting me come here…I like to say that, because I know it irritates women’s libbers more than anything else.” “I simply didn’t believe we needed a constitutional amendment to protect women’s rights. I knew of only one law that was discriminatory toward women, a law in North…
750: La Malinche Interpreter who Helped Bring Down the Aztecs Born: c.1496-1505, Aztec Empire (Present-day Mexico) Died: c.129, Spanish Controlled Mexico (Present-day Mexico) Also Known As: Doña Marina or Malintzin Original Name: Malinal La Malinche was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast. She worked with the Spanish as an intermediary and advisor when…
749: Phoolan Devi The Bandit Queen of India Born: 10 August 1963, Jalaun, India Died: 25 July 2001, New Delhi, India Phoolan was championed by the poor as an idol of the lower Castes. Her name meant Flower Goddess. She was forced to marry a man when she was eleven and he was three times…
“If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.” 748: Joan Crawford Actress and Dancer Born: 23 March 1905, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America Died: 10 May 1977, New York City, New York, United States of America Original Name: Lucille Fay LeSueur Joan has been immortalized by Hollywood as being…
747: Gregoria Apaza Bartolina Sisa’s Sister-in-Law and Rebel Leader Born: c.1752, Viceroyalty of Peru, (Present-day Ayo Ayo, Bolivia) Died: 5 September 1782, Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Viceroyalty of Peru, (Present-day La Paz, Bolivia) Gregoria’s brother was the famed rebel leader Túpac Katari, who in turn was married to Bartolina. Gregoria revolted against the Spanish…
746: Christine Collins Walter’s Mother Born: 14 December 1888, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 8 December 1964, Pomona, California, United States of America Christine led a relentless search for thirty-six years to find her son after he went missing. Christine’s search eventually led to the national story known as the Wineville Chicken…