“Faith in God, and the commitment to fulfill His will for our lives — not faith in government bureaucracy – is the key to positive action. Have faith in God!” 559: Alveda King Politician, Activist, Author, News Correspondent, and More Born: 22 January 1951, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America Alveda is also a former…
“I am not in good circumstances and a little money would greatly assist me.” 558: Zerelda Mimms James Jesse James’s Wife and First Cousin Born: 21 July 1845, Logan, Kentucky, United States of America Died: 13 November 1900, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America Also Known As: Zee Mimms James Zee was named for…
“I want to be that voice for the voiceless who can’t speak for themselves.” 557: Lily Rose Lee Kidnap Victim Born: 23 April 1981, Naples, Florida, United States of America Previously Known As: Michelle Knight Lily has said before she was kidnapped, she was gang raped as a teenager. She gave birth to a baby…
“There is life after something tragic happens. Life doesn’t have to end if you don’t want it to. It’s all in how you look at it. Somehow, I still believe that we each hold the key to our own happiness, and you have to grab it where you can in whatever form it might take.”…
“[My mother] was reliving 1998, when she wouldn’t let me out of her sight. She was replaying those weeks when she stayed by my bed, night after night, because I, too, was suicidal. The shame, the scorn, and the fear that had been thrown at her daughter left her afraid that I would take my…
“I never thought I would live to see another day. That I am alive today is a miracle.” 554: Amina Ali Nkeki You All Forgot About These Girls So Quick Born: c.1997, Nigeria Amina was the first girl brought home after 276 were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014–instigating the #Bringbackourgirls campaign. She was held…
“I saw only you, I admired only you, I desire only you”. -Napoleon in a Letter to Marie 553: Marie Walewska, Napoleon’s Mistress Born: 7 December 1786, Warsaw, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Present-day Warsaw, Poland) Died: 11 December 1817, Paris, France Also Known As: Maria Walewska Marie was a member of the aristocracy who married well when she…
“People respond well to people who are sure of what they want.” 552: Anna Wintour Editor in Chief of Vogue Born: 3 November 1949, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom According to Biography.com, she is also known for her “iconic pageboy haircut and large sunglasses.” Anna became an editor at American Vogue in 1988, but worked at…
551: Tatyana McFadden Paralympic Wheelchair Racer Born: 21 April 1989, Leningrad, Soviet Union (Present-day St. Petersburg, Russia) Tatyana was born with spina bifida and spent the first six years of her life in a Russian orphanage learning to walk with her hands. She was adopted by a woman named Deborah who worked as a Commissioner…
550: Mercy Brown One of the Many Victims of Not Just Tuberculosis but Also the Vampire Hysteria Born: January 1872, Rhode Island, United States of America Died: 17 (or 19) January 1892, Exeter, Rhode Island, United States of America After Mercy died, people reported seeing her ghost walking in the cemetery and town and her…