715: Sandra Day O’Connor First Female Supreme Court Justice in United States History Born: 26 March 1930, El Paso, Texas, United States of America Died: 1 December 2023, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America Sandra graduated high school two years early and was admitted to Stanford when she was sixteen; earning a bachelor’s degree in…
“I have no intention of just sitting quietly and observing. I intend to focus attention on the nation’s problems.” 714: Shirley Chisholm Congresswoman and the First African American Woman to Serve in the House of Representatives Born: 30 November 1924, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Died: 1 January 2005, Ormond Beach, Florida, United…
“The only thing I think any of us want, is to last as long as we’re any good…And then not.” 713: Katharine Meyer Graham Former President of The Washington Post Born: 16 June 1917, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 17 July 2001, Boise, Idaho, United States of America Katharine’s childhood…
712: Guglielma of Milan Preached a Feminized Version of Christianity Born: c.1210 AD, Kingdom of Bohemia (Present-day Czech Republic) OR Holy Roman Empire (Present-day Italy) Died: c. 1279 AD Milan, Holy Roman Empire (Present-day Milan, Italy) Guglielma also predicted the end of time and her own resurrection as the Holy Spirit Incarnate which made her…
“I’m afraid to go home. My daddy is miserable. My daddy is drunk every day, and I know he wants to kill my mother.” 711: Judith Barsi Child Actress Who was Tragically Murdered by Her Father Born: 6 June 1978, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 25 July 1988, Canoga Park, California, United…
710: Tina Turner Singer and Dancer Born: 26 November 1939, Nutbush, Tennessee, United States of America Died: 24 May 2023, Küsnacht, Switzerland Original Name: Anna Mae Bullock Tina was born into a sharecropping family in rural Tennessee and began singing as a teenager. In 1956, she became a part of future husband Ike Turner’s band…
709: Famke Janssen Actress, Screenwriter, Director, and Former Fashion Model Born: 5 November 1964, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands Famke is a frequent outspoken critic of the sexism in Hollywood–especially hitting on the X-Men franchise where the same male actors were used in the new series as the old (like Wolverine star Hugh Jackman) but the…
708: Neerja Bhanot Airline Stewardess and Model Born: 7 September 1963, Chandigarh Territory, India Died: 5 September 1986, Karachi, Pakistan Neerja saved Hundreds of Passengers when terrorists hijacked her flight, Pan Am Flight 73. As head flight attendant, Neerja got the cockpit crew off the plane by warning them of the hijacking which prevented the…
707: Bertha Parker Pallan Cody The First Female Native American Archaeologist Born: 30 August 1907, Chautauqua County, New York, United States of America Died: 8 October 1978, Los Angeles, United States of America Also Known As: Birdie Bertha was descended from the Seneca tribe through her father and also had Abenaki blood thanks to her…
706: Yeardley Love Lacrosse Player & Beloved Daughter and Sister Born: 17 July 1987, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Died: 3 May 2010, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America Yeardley is sadly remembered for being beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend three weeks before their graduation from the University of Virginia. The University posthumously…