Elizabeth Warren, a name profoundly associated with American politics, is renowned for her prodigious intellect and unwavering commitment to public service. Born in Oklahoma in the year 1949, she faced financial hardships during her early years that shaped her perspective on economic inequality - a ...
he began his own fashion house famous for ladies’ day wear and evening gowns, moving in celebrity circles. De la Renta as helped to define fashion during the late 20th & early 21st centuries
Early in her career, Judge Ruiz was one of the first women to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court, successfully representing a fair housing organization and its testers in Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman, 455 U.S. 363 (1982), a seminal case setting the new standard for ...
In one of her most dramatic and dangerous roles, Tubman helped Col. James Montgomery plan a raid to free slaves from plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina. Early on the morning of June 1, 1863, three gunboats carrying several hundred male soldiers, along with Harriet Tubman...
Marcelle would drop out of her studies at the Ecole des beaux-arts de Québec as she was not pleased with the school's interpretation of modern art. She was an early member of Paul-Emile Borduas's famous group of Automatistes art movement. In 1948 she signed the manifesto Refus global....
By the early 1950s Burnham’s departure from liberalism had become irreparable. He did not rule out the possibility of nuclear war with the Soviet Union, he warned of a “fifth column” of Soviet infiltrators operating in the West, he dismissed pieties involving the ballot box, equality, ed...
(a specialist in eye ailments) in the United States, first woman eye surgeon, and first woman professor at a medical school (Howard University). Early Years Born Isabel Hayes April 17, 1845 in Irasburg, Vermont to Scottish immigrants Dr. Henry Hayes and Anna Gibb Hayes. Young Isabel – ...
How American Chinatowns Emerged Amid 19th-Century Racism Facing economic threats and violence, early Chinese immigrants banded together and created communities to survive—and thrive. Read more See MoreRead more about 19th CenturySign up for Inside History Get HISTORY’s most fascinating stories and ...
The concert will be framed by the singing of Welsh and American music by the popular Gyrlais Male Voice Choir, directed by Meirwyn Thomas.Mayte MartinMayte Martin is easily the best-known Catalan singer. She has been very popular since her early twenties, when she won a string of prizes....
The Setting for the movie was in San Diego in the early 1970's. Williams's sister Anita (Zooey Deschantel) is shown as a "rebel" who believes in everything her mother is against. She causes conflict and problems at home but decides to leave home when she turned 18 to become a stewar...