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Mary Reibey is most commonly known for her portrait on the 20 dollar note. She went to from rags to riches seeing an opportunity in Australia after being taken to Australia as a convict. She went from being a convict for 7 years to one of the most powerful business women in her time. Mary Reibey was born Molly Haydock on the 12th of May 1777 in Bury, Lancashire, England. When her parents died by 1779 she was sent to live with her grandmother.
First Last Name Ms. Roberts ELA __ 15 March, 2017 Suratt’s Hanging What is your opinion on Mary Surratt’s terrible, unneeded hanging? Mary Surratt was an innocent woman who was accused of helping John Wilkes Booth with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. She got hanged for it, but the person who actually did do something to help John Wilkes, Dr Mudd, didn’t get hanged, he got life in prison.
Taylor Headley Mrs. King English 8th Hour 20 December 2016 Molly Pitcher An outstanding woman once said, “ Live day by day and enjoy your family.”
Maria Mitchell was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts on August 1, 1818, and was one of nine brothers and sisters. Her family were Quakers and believed in equal education for men and women. Maria attended local schools and was tutored by her father. He taught her how to use a telescope when she was twelve, and she helped him calculate exactly when the annual solar eclipse would be. By the time she was fourteen, she was writing directions for sailors’ whaling trips.
When the colonies were being established in the United States, there were struggles between white colonists and the Native Americans already living there. Mary Musgrove helped this improve this situation when Georgia was being founded in the seventeenth century. Her blended background gave her skills that helped her bridge both groups. Born in 1700 in South Carolina, Mary Musgrove 's original name was Cousaponakeesa. Her father was white and worked as a trader.
Mary was no ordinary child mind you. She got delivered into slavery at a very, very young age. She got sold to a caring and kind slave owner named Mrs. Eliza Van Lew. When Mary was still at a young age, Mrs. Van Lew found out that Mary had intelligence that was above-average. That isn't the amazing part about her though.
Betty Maria TallChief was a professional ballerina dancer who was osage. Osage is a Native American Tribe in the U.S .Osage is also prefers to Orange or Osage Orange. Betty Maria faced prejudice things and encounters about being Native American but little do people know she will become a big star. To not only the locals in her town but in the whole world. She will become the Osage Firebird.
Mary Dyer was born in England in 1611. She married William Dyer and went to Massachusetts in 1635. She was a good friend with Anne Hutchinson and shared the same views; they were Quakers. She was the mother of 8 children, two died shortly after birth. Mary had a stillborn daughter that was deformed and they buried in secret, because it was believer that either if a women preached or listen to a woman preacher their child would be deformed or that the deformed child was consequences of the parents sins.
Mary Edwards Walker accomplished a variety of amusing and intelligent things during her lifetime. She first enrolled in the Syracuse College of Medicine. Although her father was the one encouraging these medical desires, Mary thrived in this specific school system. In the year of 1855 Mary graduated with a Doctorate degree in medicine. Her enthusiasm continued, along with the development of the rest of her life.
Many know about the sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln is known for the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and being the president who guided the United states threw the Civil War. But one point of Lincoln's life is rarely touched on, Lincoln's family. Lincoln's wife was Mary Ann Todd.
“Please don’t let me fall” were Mary Surratt's last words before she was sentenced to hang and breathe her final breaths. Mary Surratt was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy that led to the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Mary Surratt was later hanged and was said to be the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government. Among the executed co-conspirators, Mary Surratt received a punishment far outweighing her crime. What have they done that had to do with Booth’s plot?
Mary Jane Patterson Mary Jane Patterson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her parents brought and their family to Oberlin, Ohio to find an education for their children. In 1835, Oberlin College admitted its first black student and eventually became the country’s first coed institution of higher education. It was also the first college in the country to grant women undergraduate degrees. Mary Jane Patterson studied for a year in the college’s Prepatory Department and she was the first African-American women to earn a Bachelor’s degree.
Katie Muck is 14 years old and going into 10th grade. She enjoys acting, public speaking, music, particularly band, and art. This is her first acting experience outside of school. She has been a 4-H member for 7 years. In the future, she would like to go to college to become a special education
The Candidate Sara Warren is a 42-year-old Republican candidate from Austin, Texas. Sara loves Texas and all it stands for. She was born and raised in Houston Texas in a family with strong religious ties. Sara is always volunteering at her Baptist church and that is where you will find her every Sunday morning. Her mother and father set a great example for young Sara growing up.
One thing I think the United States did right during the Cold War would have to be the Marshal plan. This was the American’s plan to help Europe reestablish economic stability. It actually was successful. I think the Americans did good by creating this plan and in turn strengthened their bond with the European countries.
