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).
She had 1 sister named Grace Muriel Earhart. Her parents were Edwin and Amy Otis Earhart. When she was a child, she was a tomboy and attended public and private schools. She moved to Des Moines Iowa when she was in 7th grade. During the summer she spent the months with her parents.
Rose was born in 1815 in Montgomery, Maryland. She was an infant when her father died and lost her sister, Gertrude, to a disease when she was about seven or eight years old. A year later following her sister’s death, her mother passed away from drowning when she was about nine or ten. She
Dorothy Day 's legacy is still present to this day. From her journalism to the Catholic Worker Movement she still helps the people who need it. Although her life before converting to Catholicism was almost the opposite of leading a perfect example, her past shows that it is not impossible to change your ways. Dorothy Day is a Servant of God who focused on helping the poor.
Lydia life more in these too places. She was born into slavery. She was the slave of George Wythe. George Wythe was the first American Law Professor. Lydia was freed from slavery.
When you think of September you think of back to school. Right? We all remember the smell of a new box of crayons. Well in the 1900s that was not the case for many children in America. Labor laws were not fair, but there was one American woman in that era that said enough is enough.
Harriet A Jacobs was born into slavery by the parents of Elijah and Delilah jacobs February 11, 1813.Harriet grew up in Edenton NC,at a very young age she was being traded back and forward following the death of her mother which lead her to become sad and alone only as a child. Harriet was a slave of former masters of Margaret horniblow,Daniel Jacobs,and Andrew Knox. Later on Harriet escaped from slavery and was later freed,she became a abolitionist speaker and reformer. Harriet Ann Jacobs was a very broken person throughout the hard times she went through as a young child based on the troubles of her mother's passing and a fact that she born into such cruel thing known as slavery and having to deal with being passed around to a different
“And give up? Not on your life.” Nellie Bly retorted when told to give up her dream job of becoming a reporter. (The Adventures of Nellie Bly). Elizabeth Cochran (the name Nellie Bly was given at birth) was born on May 5, 1864, in Cochran Mills, Pennsylvania.
The family moved to New York and Anthony studied at a Quaker school near Philadelphia. Her work as a teacher was to help her
Although some people might argue that Shirley Chisholm does not demonstrate leadership qualities, a closer examination proves that the former congresswoman was a strong leader because of her independence, perseverance,and willingness to take risks. Shirley Chisholm is a great leader because she blazed a trail by being the first African American Congresswoman. For example, “Chisholm indulged her maverick nature in a spectacular gesture. She became the first black woman to run for president” (Morin pg1).This proves that she was the first black individual in her field to run for president so this makes her a trailblazer because all leaders should possess this for the reason that no leader can lead from behind.
She was born in 1820 in Porchester County in Maryland along with 8 other siblings. She was the fifth child of her family and
Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American poet to win a Pulitzer Prize, since then she has received many awards, fellowships and honorary degrees (Hinton). Gwendolyn Brooks was born June 7, 1917 in Topeka Kansasas, to Kevin and Keziah Brooks. Shortly after, her family moved to Chicago, Illinoi. Brooks attended Hyde Park High School, the leading white high school in the city, later transferred to the all-black high school, Wendell Phillips High School and finally to the integrated Inglewood High School (Lee). These three institutions gave her a rounded perspective and understanding of racial dynamics in the United States, which is reflected throughout her poetry (Israel and Lawlor 10).
Annelies Frank, also known as Anne Frank, was born on June 12, 1929, in a Germany city called Frankfurt. She had an older sister named Marot and the two sisters remained with each other throughout their time in all the concentration camps. (Lewis 8). Anne went to Sixth Montessori School to receive her education (Rosenblatt). “Anne was full of life and was also asking questions, but no one could resist her sense of fun.”
When she was 2 years old Her and her family moved to Ward,Colarado. After she moved she was raised in a barn. She went to college at Vassar College It was tough for her. A few years later she went to Chicago And went to University of Chicago. Acomplishments Beause Hazel loves flowers so much she made the Colarado state flower!Hazel passed a bill to made are state flower of Colarado.
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on September 15, 1890 in the town of Torquay in Devon, England, the youngest of three brothers from a wealthy family. Daughter of an American father and granddaughter of a British Army Captain, she received her early education at home at the hands of their parents and the 16 years old, she studied at a school in Paris, where she was involved in singing, dancing and playing the piano. At a young age she was an avid reader of Arthur Conan Doyle, being fanatical about the character; Sherlock Holmes. She also liked reading the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Anna Katherine Green and GK Chesterton. During World War II she took up nursing and worked as a nurse in a hospital and then a Red Cross clinic, knowing different
