“Will you play, monsieur?” 756: Eleanore Dumont Madame Mustache Born: c.1829, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America Died: 8 September 1879, Bodie, California, United States of America Also Spelled: Eleanor Dumont Original Name: Simone Jules Eleanore was one of the first known professional Blackjack players in United States history. She began by playing the…
743: Sara Blakely Spanx Founder Born: 27 February 1971, Clearwater, Florida, United States of America Sara is now estimated to be worth a billion dollars. That’s this many: $1,000,000,000! In March of 2012, Forbes crowned Sara the youngest (until Kylie Jenner came along that is) self-made female billionaire. The following year, Sara signed the Melinda…
732: Mary Anderson Invented and Patented Windshield Wipers Born: 19 February 1866, Greene County, Alabama, United States of America Died: 27 June 1953, Monteagle, Tennessee, United States of America Her patent read, “Window cleaning device for electric cars and other vehicles to remove snow, ice or sleet from the window.” However, when Mary tried to…
722: Bertha Benz The First Person to Drive an Automobile Long Distance Born: 3 May 1849, Pforzheim, Germany Died: 5 May 1944, Ladenburg, Germany Bertha was the wife and business partner of Karl Benz (Of Mercedes-Benz fame). It is said Bertha made her decision to make her mark on the world after finding the Family…
“The only thing I think any of us want, is to last as long as we’re any good…And then not.” 713: Katharine Meyer Graham Former President of The Washington Post Born: 16 June 1917, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 17 July 2001, Boise, Idaho, United States of America Katharine’s childhood…
689: Anne Wojcicki CEO of 23andMe. Born: 28 July 1973, San Mateo County, California, United States of America Anne is also a co-founder of the company. Anne holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology. She co-founded 23andMe with Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza in 2006 after growing tired of Wall Street’s attitude towards the medical field….
688: Susan Wojcicki Former CEO of YouTube Born: 5 July 1968, Santa Clara, California, United States of America Died: 9 August 2024, Palo Alto, California, United States of America Susan also helped found Google and was their first marketing manager. She was their sixteenth employee and it was her garage that served as their first…
“I have the freedom to do what I want, with whomever I want to, and I can afford my lifestyle.” 687: Ivana Trump Author, Businesswoman, and Former Model Born: 20 February 1949, Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (Present-day Zlín, Czech Republic) Died: 14 July 2023, New York City, New York, United States of America Ivana was also a…
684: Lynne Patton Former Vice President of the Eric Trump Foundation Born: 1973, Alabama, United States of America Lynne formerly headed Region II of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Region II covers New York and New Jersey and is the largest HUD regional office in the country. Lynne holds a bachelors…
“I can’t say the brassiere will ever take as great a place in history as the steamboat, but I did invent it.” 673: Caresse Crosby The First Person to Patent the Modern Brassiere Born: 20 April 1891, New Rochelle, New York, United States of America Died: 24 January 1970, Rome, Italy Original Name: Mary Phelps…