“I remember the night she died. My mother was there at the time. She had a strong voice, and I heard her calling her father. He went after a doctor, but it was too late. They let her lay too long.” -Sarah’s Neighbor at the Time of Her Death 626: Sarah Lincoln Grigsby Abraham Lincoln’s…
625: Sarah Bush Lincoln Abraham Lincoln’s Beloved Stepmother Born: 13 December 1788, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America (Present-day Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States of America) Died: 12 April 1869, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America Sarah married her first husband in 1806, but he wasn’t all that great with money. He appeared on…
“It took your breath away when you realized what it was that you were looking at. It was beautiful to me and very precious.” 547: Sarah Anzick Molecular Biologist at the National Institute of Health Born: c.1966, Montana, United States of America When Sarah was two years old, the remains of a 12,600-year-old male toddler…
This page categorizes the names of men and women who have popped up most throughout my research. While it seems to be a running joke in some schools that each grade has four Mary’s, in this case, I’ve identified that to be a historical fact more than an outlier. The most popular names I’ve identified…
292: Sarah Palin Former Governor of Alaska Born: 11 February 1964, Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America Sarah is also a politician, commentator, author, and television personality. She was the first woman to appear on the Republican Presidential Ticket in the United States after being selected by John McCain as his vice-presidential candidate in the…
“I went to war with no other ambition than to nurse the sick and care for the wounded.” 162) Sarah Edmonds Union Soldier During the War Between the States Born: December 1841, Magaguadavic, New Brunswick, Canada Died: 5 September 1898, La Porte, Texas, United States of America Also Known As: Franklin Thompson Sarah had a…
59) Sarah Parcak She makes satellite technology look cool Born: 1979, Bangor, Maine, United States of America Archaeologist, Egyptologist and Professor at the University of Alabama Birmingham’s Department of Anthropology. Sarah holds her PhD in Egyptian Archaeology from Cambridge University. She is a National Geographic Society Research Fellow. Sarah and her husband worked together on…
32) Madam CJ Walker Why Are We Not Even Considering Her to be On Our New $20 Bill? Born: 23 December 1867, Delta, Louisiana, United States of America Died: 25 May 1919, Irvington, New York, United States of America Original Name: Sarah Breedlove. Entrepreneur and businesswoman who overcame impossible odds to be the first self-made…
23) Sarah “Sally” McCoy Her pain is still gripping over one hundred years after the fighting ended Born: 1829, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America Died: 1890, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America Sally was a mother of sixteen children and her husband was Old Randall; leader of the McCoy clan during the…