“That first loaf should have been sent to the Smithsonian Institution as a sample of bread from the Stone Age for it was hard as a rock and about one inch high.” 886: Margaret Rudkin Pepperidge Farm Remembers Born: 14 September 1897, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Died: 1 June 1967, New Haven,…
885: Martha Matilda Harper Entrepreneur Who Emphasized Healthy Hair Care Born: 10 September 1857, Oakville, Ontario, Canada Died: 3 August 1950, Rochester, New York, United States of America Full Married Name: Martha Matilda Harper MacBain Martha is credited with creating the first formal business franchising system in the United States. When Martha was seven, her…
“Correct measurements are absolutely necessary to ensure the best results.” 884: Fannie Farmer Betty Crocker Who? Born: 23 March 1857, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 15 January 1915, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Fannie wrote one of the earliest American cookbooks still in publication (The Fannie Farmer Cookbook). Her books were widespread…
883: Mary Jackson One of NASA’s Hidden Figures Born: 9 April 1921, Hampton, Virginia, United States of America Died: 11 February 2005, Hampton, Virginia, United States of America Mary earned bachelor’s degrees in math and physical sciences in 1942. She worked as a teacher, bookkeeper, and secretary initially. She was married and had two children….
882: Dorothy Vaughan One of NASA’s Hidden Figures Born: 20 September 1910, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America Died: 10 November 2008, Hampton, Virginia, United States of America Dorothy received a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics in 1929. Dorothy was a math teacher in Virginia before World War II struck. In 1943, she took what…
“Was I not a girl I would be a Soldier!” 881: Margaret Ann Bulkley One of The First European Doctors to Perform a Successful C-Section Born: c.1789-1795, Cork, Ireland (Present-day Cork, Republic of Ireland) Died: 25 July 1865, London, United Kingdom Also Known As: Dr. James Barry Margaret’s medical feat occurred while serving in Cape…
869: Dr. Susan ‘Doc Susie’ Anderson One of the First Female Doctors in Colorado Born: 31 January 1870, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America Died: 16 April 1960, Denver, Colorado, United States of America Susie was the inspiration for TV’s Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Susie practiced medicine for sixty years. Susie’s family moved to…
867: Bridget “Biddy” Mason Real Estate Entrepreneur Born: 1818, Either Georgia or Mississippi, United States of America (Sources Differ) * Died: 16 January 1891, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Biddy opened the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles. Biddy was born a slave. Her owner forced her to walk with his…
859: Roger Arliner Young The First African American Woman to get a PhD in Zoology Born: 1899, Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States of America* Died: 9 November 1964, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America Roger worked as a zoologist, biologist, and marine biologist. She published her first scholarly article in 1924 and received her…
“I swear on this [prayer] book that wherever life will take me, under whatever circumstance, I shall always remain a good, true Jew.” 850: Gisella Perl Gynecologist and Prisoner in Auschwitz Concentration Camp Born: 1907, Maramarossziget, Hungary (Present-day Sighet Marmatiei, Maramureș, Romania) Died: 30 November 1988, Jerusalem, Israel Gisella’s father was a Rabbi, and Gisella…