1198: Idawalley Zorada Lewis Lighthouse Keeper Born: 25 February 1842, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America Died: 24 October 1911, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America Idawalley (called Ida) saved several people from drowning in separate incidents while serving as a lighthouse keeper in Newport, Rhode Island. When asked about her heroic exploits…
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….
“I am very tired of the kind of life I lead, but it is my bread. I’ve not had much butter.” 1182: Estelle Reel The First Woman Elected to Statewide Office in Wyoming Born: 1862, Illinois, United States of America Died: 2 August 1959, Possibly Washington State, United States of America* Estelle was elected to…
1102: Aung San Suu Kyi The First State Counsellor of Myanmar Born: 19 June 1945, Yangon, Myanmar Aung is the daughter of Myanmar’s political democratic icon General Aung San. Just before Myanmar gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1948, the general was assassinated. Aung was only two years old when her father was…
1097: Simone Veil It Takes a Special Person to Become an Immortal Born: 13 July 1927, Nice, France Died: 30 June 2017, Paris, France Simone was a lawyer, magistrate, and politician. She also became a champion of women’s rights (today, she is most remembered in France for pushing through and succeeding in seeing abortion legalized…
“You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.” “Democracy is the best revenge.” 1065: Benazir Bhutto Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Born: 21 June 1953, Karachi, Pakistan Died: 27 December 2007, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Benazir was the…
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…
1017: Sheila Abdus-Salaam Associate Judge for the New York Court of Appeals Born: 14 March 1952, Washington DC, United States of America Died: 12 April 2017, Harlem, New York, United States of America Sheila was the first African American Woman to serve on New York’s highest court (the Court of Appeals). According to some reports,…
Judge Hughes delivering the oath of office to incoming President Lyndon Johnson in the wake of President Kennedy’s assassination, November 1963 1013: Sarah T Hughes Lawyer and Judge Born: 2 August 1896, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Died: 23 April 1985, Dallas, Texas, United States of America Sarah is most remembered for swearing in…
A meme posted to Tumblr about Susanna Salter’s story. 1006: Susanna Salter The First Elected Female Mayor in United States History Born: 2 March 1860, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America Died: 17 March 1961, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America Susanna served Argonia, Kansas after being elected in 1887. She was voted in…