Officially, she is the second woman to hold the title of governor in the state of Texas. However, Dorothy Ann Willis Richards is regarded by many as the first woman who earn the election for Texas's top office of governor. Thanks to many years of volunteering in numerous gubernatorial campaigns, because she was the first woman to become Travis County commissioner twice, and since she was also the first woman to serve as state treasurer, the 45th Governor of Texas earned her title. For these reasons and many more, Ann Richardson, as she was better known, won the race 1990 gubernatorial race against Clayton Williams, fair and square. Unlike former governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, who is often disregarded as the stand in for impeached governor James "Pa" Ferguson, Mrs. Richardson dedicated many years of her life to the local and state government, prior to her race for governor (Brandeis University).
Evelyn had a very interesting early life, in this section you will learn about her curious upbringing. Evelyn is the only child of Alexandra and Donald McLean, she was born in Beamsville, Ontario on the 13th of October in 1920. A year after her birth her family moved to Hamilton, Ontario where she later attended a private Catholic school for girls. Throughout Evelyn 's life her parents never saw eye-to-eye. Alexandra had a wicked temper, and Donald was an abusive alcoholic who constantly stole money from the Hamilton Street Railway revenues.
Elizabeth Van Lew Elizabeth Van Lew. sewed clothing for the confederates . In her time people would call her crazy bet because she acted crazy for her disguise. When her parents sent her to Quaker school convinced that slavery was bad and wrong . You will learn that Elizabeth Van Lew was a spy for the Union soldiers. You will also learn that Elizabeth Van Lew 's father was a slave owner.
Annie Jean Easley was born April 23, 1933 to Mary Melvina Hoover and Samuel Bird Easley, in Birmingham Alabama. She was raised, along with her older brother, by a single mom. Annie attended schools in Birmingham and graduated high school valedictorian of her class. Throughout high school Annie wanted to be a nurse because she thought that the only careers that were open to African American women at the time were nursing and teaching and she definitely did not want to teach so she settled on being a nurse but as she studied in high school she began thinking about becoming a pharmacist.
She was accepted into the University of Illinois and attended there from 1914-1916. She left school to move to New York city. Dorothy then got involved with the literary and liberal crowd
Childhood On July 6, 1921, Anne Frances Robbins was born in New York City, she was an only child of Kenneth Robbins, a salesman, and Edith Luckett Robbins, an aspiring actress. From an early age, Anne acquired the nickname “Nancy”. During Nancy’s infancy, her father, Kenneth left the marriage, leading to Edith to send her daughter to be raised by her aunt and uncle, Virginia and C. Audley Galbraith, in Bethesda, Maryland. While there, Nancy attended Sidwell Friends School.
In the year 1778 the new and improved “Articles of Confederation” is ratified by eight states; New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina. Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves in the Continental Army; British Redcoats evacuate Philadelphia while Washington’s troops leave Valley Forge. The Liberty Bell comes home to Philadelphia, although not rehung for 7 years due to a rotted steeple, and Mary Ludwig Hayes, better known as “Molly Pitcher” is aiding American patriots: Battle of Monmouth, although not in the year 1778, made her famous.
Ms. Velma Annette James was born December 28, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri to William Hall and Sylvia James. Ms. James mother and father preceded her in death. She was the eldest of three brothers, Joseph James, Ralph Wright and Bradford James. Although her mother did not have any daughters, Velma found a sister in her favorite cousin, Diana Hunt Lewis Johnson. Sherrie Armstead and Sandra Tunstall who were inseparable since grade school.
In 1912 her older brother was part of the traveling show Moses Stokes minstrel show. She begged her brother to get her an audition with them. She made it and was hired as a dancer. While traveling with Moses Stokes show, she met
Ella Josephine Baker was born December 13, 1903 in Norfolk, Virginia (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015). She grew up in North Carolina and developed a passion for social justice after hearing stories from when her grandmother was in slavery (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015). Her grandmother often told her stories of slave revolts and how oppressive life was as a slave (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015). Baker studied at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina and was elected valedictorian when she graduated in 1927 with a degree in sociology (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015). Baker began to cultivate her radical activism by protesting rules and policies of the university that were discriminating (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015).
A star was born on August third, 1994, and her name was Esther Grace Earl. Her close family members include: Lori Earl, who was her mother, Wayne Earl, who was her father, her sisters, Evangeline and Abby, her brothers, Graham and Abraham. Esther was born in Beverly Massachusetts; but they didn 't just stay there they moved from Saudi Arabia, France, Massachusetts. Life was pretty normal she was a good student, she respected her friends, family, but most importantly she respected herself. Everything was average just like it was yesterday and the day before, the sun came up people went to work.
The family moved to New York and Anthony studied at a Quaker school near Philadelphia. Her work as a teacher was to help her
Throughout my life time I have been inspired by many great people but the one who stands out the most is Marian Wright Edelman. Marian, born June 6,1939, has been an advocate for disadvantaged American for her entire professional life. She is the president and founder of Children 's Defense Funds, and an activist for the rights of children. I first read about Mrs. Edelman when I came across an inspirational quote from her, "You really can change the world, if you really care enough" This quote spoke to me in many ways. Out of curiosity, I continued to do more research on her and what I learned were things that changed my life for the better.
Erlese Caruth, LPC, C-MFT, NCC — The founder and owner of A Place For Me Counseling Erlese Caruth is a licensed professional therapist. She is a certified marriage and family therapist with a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling. Have you ever wondered if therapy is right for your child, teenager or your family. Have you noticed some difficulty with expressing feelings or thoughts, anger, sadness, isolation or anxiety at home? Perhaps teachers or caregivers have expressed concerns regarding recent behaviors, challenges with making friends or difficulty with processing information.
Ella Fitzgerald was the first African-American singer to win a grammy. Even though she was very successful later in her life, she didn’t have an easy childhood. Ella was born to William Fitzgerald and Temperance Williams Fitzgerald on April 25, 1917 in Newport News, Virginia. Her parents broke up soon after her birth, and she moved with her mom to live in Yonkers, New York with her mom’s boyfriend (http://www.biography.com/people/ella-fitzgerald-9296210#early-years). Ella’s mom died in 1932 when Ella was 15, leaving Ella alone during the Great Depression.
