Did you know the first person to win an Emmy Award was a lady?! That's right. Lots of famous women in history have achieved important female firsts, paving ...
Hale is one of three women to have been appointed to the Supreme Court (alongside Lady Black and Lady Arden). Since July 30 2018, Hale has been a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. Alongside Beverley McLachlin, she is the first woman to serve in that ...
Ranging from the Civil War to the modern age and representing all services, these women broke barriers, made a difference and became role models. Bea Arthur Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty, Betty White and Rue McClanahan in "The Golden Girls." ...
There are many famous black men and women. Whether they come from the United States, Europe, or some other place in the world, each of them have contributed to help make our world a better place. Some are doctors, politicians, civil rights leaders, or in
Rosa Parks has been nicknamed the first lady of civil rights; her act of defiance became an important symbol for the civil rights movements against the black racial segregation. @Wikimedia Commons 8. Indira Gandhi (Leader of India) Indira Gandhi was the third Prime Minister of India, from 196...
Black men and women made great contributions to American society throughout the 20th century, advancing civil rights as well as science, government, sports, and entertainment. Whether you are researching a topic forBlack History Monthor just want to learn more, this listing of famous African Ameri...
1. First women’s-rights convention meets in Seneca Falls, New York, 1848 In July 1848, some 240 men and women gathered in upstateNew Yorkfor a meeting convened, said organizers, “to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.” One hundred of the delegates–...
You need not have 20/20 eyesight to know what inspired the names of women’s glasses in centuries past. Pain. Anything but harmless were the armlesspince-nez(literally French for “pinched nose”) and single-hard-handledlorgnettes(from the French for “to squint”). ...
during which time he headlined approximately 60 tours. An act of Congress in 1997 was signed by President Clinton, naming Hope Honorary Veteran, to which he responded, “I’ve been given many awards in my lifetime – but to be numbered among the men and women I admire most – is the ...
Black Women Before the Civil War April 22, 2016•Maggie African American Women in Antebellum America Amid the harshness of slavery, American women of African descent managed to preserve the culture of their ancestry and articulate their struggles. Black female poets and writers emerged throughout ...