1148: Agustina de Aragón Spanish Heroine who Defended her Country During the War for Independence Full Name: Agustina Raimunda Maria Saragossa i Domènech Born: 4 March 1786, Reus, Spain Died: 29 May 1857, Ceuta, Spain Agustina fought first as a civilian and later as an officer in the army, eventually reaching the rank of Second…
1147: Anna Ella Carroll The First (Unofficial) Female Cabinet Member of a US President Born: 29 August 1815, Maryland, United States of America Died: 19 February 1894, Washington DC, United States of America Anna was a woman of many talents and roles throughout her life, and her familial connections made her as close to American…
1146: Anne Bradstreet The First English Poet to Have Their Works Printed in the American Colonies Born: 20 March 1612, Northampton, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 16 September 1672, Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Present-day Andover, Massachusetts, United States of America) Anne was the most prominent of the early English colonial poets and has been recognized…
In July of 2022, my boyfriend and I planned a trip up to the White Mountains to take a well-deserved vacation. On the way, I asked if we could stop off at Pinal Cemetery (not to be confused with Historic Pinal Cemetery, which I previously visited and covered in a different blog post!) So, why…
“I said that I would rather die than break my faith.” 1145: Anne Askew One of England’s Most Famous Martyrs Born: 1521, England (Present-day Stallingborough, England, United Kingdom) Died: 16 July 1546, London, England (Present-day London, England, United Kingdom) Also Spelled: Anne Ayscough Anne was raised in a fairly well-to-do English family. She was educated…
1144: Angelberga De-Facto Co-Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire Born: c.840 AD, Present-day Germany Died: c.890 AD, Present-day Piacenza, Italy Also Known As: Engelberga Angelberga was married to Louis II of Italy and served as Carolingian empress until her husband’s death. They had two daughters together. Angelberga would rule in her husband’s place when he…
1143: Alexandra of Jerusalem One of Two Women Known to Have Ruled Over Judaea Born: c.141 BC, Most Likely Ancient Judaea (Present-day Israel) Died: c.67 BC, Most Likely Ancient Judaea (Present-day Israel) Also Known As: Salome Alexandra Hebrew Name: Shelamzion Alexandra was the most powerful ruler of the Hasmonean Dynasty. She was married to Alexander…
1142: Mary Katharine Goddard The Second Person to Print Copies of the Declaration of Independence Born: 16 June 1738, New London, The Colony of Connecticut (Present-day New London, Connecticut, United States of America) Died: 12 August 1816, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America However, Mary was the first to print the document with the Signer’s…
1141: Alessandra Giliani The First Known Female Practitioner of Anatomy and Pathology Born: c. 1307, Persiceto, Italy Died: c.1326, Bologna, Italy Alessandra was a surgical assistant who was said to have excelled in dissections. She may have invented a technique of injecting dye to see blood vessels throughout the human body. Alessandra’s story first appears…
1140: Agnes Waterhouse The First Woman Executed for Witchcraft in England* Born: c.1503, England Died: 29 July 1566, Present-day Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England Her sister and daughter were also accused. Agnes’s daughter was just eighteen. Like most accused witches, Agnes was a widow. She was accused of murdering her neighbor through witchcraft. When questioned, Agnes…