“The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.” 501: Viola Davis Actress and Producer Born: 11 August 1965, Saint Matthews, South Carolina, United States of America Viola graduated from Juilliard in 1994 and two years later she made her Broadway debut (and she earned her first Tony award nomination for…
200: Robert Irwin Animal Conservationist and Photographer Born: 1 December 2003, Buderim, Australia Robert is the son of the late great Steve Irwin and his equally amazing wife Terri. Robert’s older sister is Bindi (both pictured here). Robert may be young, but he’s spent his entire life advocating and fighting to protect animals and their…
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…