500: Nicole Brown Simpson Actress and Mother of Two Born: 19 May 1959, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Died: 12 June 1994, Brentwood, California, United States of America Her death alongside a close friend led to what became known as the “trial of the century” when her ex-husband was tried and acquitted of the murders in…
499: Harriet Quimby The First US Woman to get her Pilot’s License Born: 11 May 1875, Michigan, United States of America (Possibly the City of Arcadia) Died: 1 July 1912, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States of America Harriet earned License #37 on 1st August 1911. She started out as a writer for the San Francisco Dramatic…
498: Daisy Ashford The Nine-Year-Old Novelist Born: 7 April 1881, Petersham, United Kingdom Died: 15 January 1972, Hellesdon, United Kingdom Original Name: Margaret Devlin Daisy’s novella’s topic covered upper class society in 19th century England, and yes, she wrote it when she was nine years old. However, The Young Visiters, or Mr. Salteena’s Plan, wasn’t…
497: Jaya Varma Sinha Indian Railways CEO and Chairperson Birth Date and Location Unknown In 2018, Jaya became Principal Chief Operations Manager of South Eastern Railway; the first woman to hold that position. She has worked for the company since 1988. SER operates in India and is responsible for loading 13.5% of all local traffic…
496: Mary Brooks Director of the United States Mint From 1969 to 1977 Born: 1 November 1907, Colby, Kansas, United States of America Died: 11 February 2002, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America Mary’s father was a US Senator from Idaho twice over. She received a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1929. Her first…
“Nobody ought ever to do that again.” 495: Annie Edson Taylor The First Person to Survive After Going Down Niagara Falls in a Barrel Born: 24 October 1838, Auburn, New York, United States of America Died: 29 April 1901, Lockport, New York, United States of America Annie performed this stunt in 1901. She was sixty-three…
These are the entries born in the country of Uganda. Entries: Phiona Mutesi, The Queen of Katwe
“Back in Africa, the society — the way it trains us — it trains us to be, like, ‘We women are nothing. Boys are the ones who go to school. The girls are supposed to be home. “My grandmother did not go to school. My mother did not go to school — she got married…
493: Trisha Prabhu Computer Coder Who Appeared on Shark Tank Born: c.2000 Trisha is an inventor and holds the patent for her ReThink Technology which helps detect and stop online hate. In 2016, Trisha was invited to speak at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. As of 2019 she is an undergraduate student at Harvard University and…
“I think I’ve always navigated two worlds. And I’ve cherished both worlds.” 492: Roberta Cordano The Eleventh President of Gallaudet University Born: 1963, Delavan, Wisconsin, United States of America She is the first deaf woman to hold the presidency of Gallaudet and the first deaf woman to become president of a United States university. This…