1200: Zina D H Young Third General President of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Born: 31 January 1821, Watertown, New York, United States of America Died: 28 August 1901, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America “Sisters, it is for us to be wide awake to our…
1184: Laura Eisenhuth Alming The First Woman to Win an Election for State Office in the United States Born: 29 May 1859, Blenheim, Ontario, Canada Died: 20 September 1937, Medford, Oregon, United States of America Laura was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Dakota in 1892. She ran for office once again in 1894….
1158: Bettisia Gozzadini First Known Woman to Have Taught at a University Born: 1209, Bologna, Papal States (Present-day Bologna, Italy) Died: 2 November 1261, Bologna, Papal States (Present-day Bologna, Italy) Bettisia taught at the University of Bologna after obtaining a law degree. She was reportedly so skilled as an orator that she quickly outgrew her…
“I contemplated for a while the manner in which I might best serve the people of color. As wealth was not mine, I saw no other means of benefiting them, than by imparting to those of my own sex that were anxious to learn, all the instruction I might be able to give, however small…
1101: Maria Montessori Creator of the Montessori Learning Technique Born: 31 August 1870, Chiaraville, Italy Died: 6 May 1952, Noordwijk, Netherlands Maria was a Pioneer in Scientific Pedagogy. She was an educator, physician, and innovator who opened her first school in Rome in 1906. There are thousands of Montessori schools located in countries around the…
“I was literally on my knees when those first donuts were fried, seven at a time in a small fry pan. There was also a prayer in my heart that somehow this home touch would do more for those who ate the donuts than satisfy a physical hunger.” 1085: Helen Purviance Popularized Donuts in the…
1054: Sutematsu Ōyama The First Japanese Woman to Earn a College Degree From a Western College Born: 16 March 1860, Present-day Aizu, Japan Died: 18 February 1919, Tokyo, Japan Also Known As: Princess Ōyama Original Name: Sakiko Yamakawa Unfortunately for Sutematsu, attending college wasn’t actually her choice. Her family forced her to go. She was…
1034: Dorothy Fosdick Foreign Policy Expert Born: 17 April 1913, Montclair, New Jersey, United States of America Died: 5 February 1997, Washington DC, United States of America Dorothy helped bring about NATO, the United Nations, the Marshall Plan (aka The European Recovery Effort following World War II) and spent three decades as a chief strategist…
1023: Margaret Harwood The First Female Director of the Maria Mitchell Observatory Born: 19 March 1885, Littleton, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 6 February 1979, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Margaret was an astronomer focused on photometry (measuring variation in the light of stars and asteroids–most notably the asteroid Eros). Margaret was the…
“I am, now as before, of the opinion that I did the best that I could do for my nation. I therefore do not regret my conduct and will bear the consequences that result from my conduct.” 1019: Sophie Scholl Activist and Member of the White Rose Resistance Group Born: 9 May 1921, Forchtenberg, Baden-Württemberg,…