749: Phoolan Devi The Bandit Queen of India Born: 10 August 1963, Jalaun, India Died: 25 July 2001, New Delhi, India Phoolan was championed by the poor as an idol of the lower Castes. Her name meant Flower Goddess. She was forced to marry a man when she was eleven and he was three times…
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…
659: Catherine Cortez Masto The First Latina State Attorney General in the United States Born: 29 March 1964, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America Catherine served the state of Nevada. She is a member of the Democrat Party and is now the senior senator from Nevada starting in 2017—becoming the first female senator from…
642: Kellyanne Conway Strategist and The First Woman to Run a Successful United States Presidential Campaign Born: 20 January 1967, Camden, New Jersey, United States of America Kellyanne did this for President Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential cycle. She served as an advisor for President Trump from 2017 to early 2020, when she stepped…
“Faith in God, and the commitment to fulfill His will for our lives — not faith in government bureaucracy – is the key to positive action. Have faith in God!” 559: Alveda King Politician, Activist, Author, News Correspondent, and More Born: 22 January 1951, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America Alveda is also a former…
537: Caroline Kennedy Diplomat, Author, Political Figure, and Attorney Born: 27 November 1957, New York City, New York, United States of America Caroline served as the US Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017. As of 2022, she is now the US Ambassador to Australia. Caroline is the oldest and only still-surviving child of President…
496: Mary Brooks Director of the United States Mint From 1969 to 1977 Born: 1 November 1907, Colby, Kansas, United States of America Died: 11 February 2002, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America Mary’s father was a US Senator from Idaho twice over. She received a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1929. Her first…
481: Rose Mofford The First Female Governor of Arizona Born: 10 June 1922, Globe, Arizona, United States of America Died: 15 September 2016, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America Rose previously served as the First Female Secretary of the State of Arizona. Her role as “first” in anything started in high school, when she was…
476: Col. Lorllys Ramos Acevedo Former and Last Head of Venezuelan Aviation Accident Unit (aka the JIAAC—Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviacion Civil) Birth Date Unknown The JIAAC was shut down and replaced with a new organization. Lorllys was featured on an episode of Air Disasters on the Smithsonian Channel. Her LinkedIn profile lists her…
442: Joanne Hayes-White San Francisco’s Former Fire Chief Born: 1964, San Francisco, California, United States of America Joanne is the first woman to ever serve as Chief of the department in San Francisco and the longest serving woman of any fire chief in the United States. She is also the first openly gay fire chief…