233: Arizona Barker American Outlaw Known Better as “Ma Barker” or “Kate Barker” Born: 8 October 1873, Ash Grove, Missouri, United States of America Died: 16 January 1935, Ocklawaha, Florida, United States of America She and her sons joined several other criminals to lead a life of crime. Ma liked to live well and bought…
232: Lizzie Borden More Famous for the Children’s Rhyme Lizzie Borden took an axe…Than Anything Else Born: 19 July 1860, Fall River, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 1 June 1927, Fall River, Massachusetts, United States of America Lizzie was alleged to have murdered her father and stepmother with an ax but was tried and…
231: Calamity Jane American Frontierswoman who Exaggerated Practically Every Story of Everything That Ever Happened to Her Born: 1 May 1852, Princeton, Missouri, United States of America Died: 1 August 1903, Terry, South Dakota, United States of America Original Name: Martha Jane Canary Calamity was known for dressing like a man, shooting like a man,…
230: Belle Starr American Outlaw Given the Nickname “Bandit Queen” Born: 5 February 1848, Carthage, Missouri, United States of America Died: 3 February 1889, Briartown, Oklahoma, United States of America Born Name: Myra Belle Shirley (Don’t confuse her with the other Bandit Queen—Phoolan Devi, they are completely different women!) Belle knew other famous outlaws like…
“Men, I have come to save you from a drunkard’s fate!” 229: Carry Nation Professional Vandalizer Born: 25 November 1846, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States of America Died: 9 June 1911, Leavenworth, Kentucky, United States of America Alternate Name: Carrie Nation Carry was a temperance advocate famous for using a hatchet to smash up saloons…
228: Lola Montez Professional Liar Born: 17 February 1821, Grange, County Sligo, Ireland (Present-day Republic of Ireland) Died: 17 January 1861, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Original Name: Elizabeth Rosanna Gilbert She pretended to be Spanish so she would be a more “exotic” dancer (she was from Ireland). Lola is most known for…
227: Lavinia Fisher Reportedly the First Female Serial Killer in the United States Born: 1793, South Carolina, United States of America Died: 18 February 1820, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America Lavinia may have been from Charleston, South Carolina but that remains unclear. What is known is that she lived six miles from Charleston…
226: Mary Peck Butterworth Possibly the First Counterfeiter in What Would Become the United States Born: 27 July 1686, Rehobeth, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Present-day Rehobeth, Massachusetts, United States of America) Died: 7 February 1775, Rehobeth, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Present-day Rehobeth, Massachusetts, United States of America) (This Mary is not to be confused with the band…
225: Audrey Hepburn Actress Remembered for Roles Like That of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s Born: 4 May 1929, Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium Died: 20 January 1993, Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland Audrey started on Broadway before launching herself into Hollywood. She lived in the Netherlands during World War II and reportedly helped deliver messages as a…
224: Violette Szabo Allied Spy During World War II Born: 26 June 1921, Paris, France Died: 5 February 1945, Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, Brandenburg, Germany Violette worked for the Special Operations Executive and was parachuted into France before being captured and executed by the Nazi Regime. She met her husband and married him very quickly—Etienne was…