She received the Woman of Courage Award from the National Organization for Women in 2006, testament to her impact beyond music. Known for her poetic lyrics and distinctive rhythmic guitar playing, Ani DiFranco has carved herself a niche as a unique voice in music and has become an icon for ...
Of mixed-race European-American, Native American, and Arab-American descent, she identified with her mother's people, the Laguna Pueblo and childhood years. She drew from its oral traditions for her fiction poetry and also wrote numerous essays on its themes. She edited four collections o...
president of the British Society for the History of Science, who nominated the Polish-born French scientist. "She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, first female professor at the University of Paris, and the first person - note the use of person there, not woman - to win a seco...
Norman Washington Manley was born to mixed-race parents in Roxborough in Jamaica's Manchester parish, on 4 July 1893. His father Thomas Albert Samuel Manley, … Merlene Ottey - Jamaica's Most Decorated Athlete Not rated yetMerlene Ottey was born to Hubert and Joan Ottey in Cold Spring,...
He is also a father of 2 daughters. However, the identity of his daughters’ mother has been kept a secret. It is also not known whether a single woman gave birth to them or they were given birth by different women. Race / Ethnicity ...
Isis Kinggained the national spotlight when she became the first transgender woman to appear onAmerica's Next Top Model. "I always say I’m the Kate Moss of the trans models because I’m shorter than everyone else, and I’ve been around now for a long time," she said. King also advo...
Advice to graduates: "As you go into the world beyond these walls and those hallowed halls that have surrounded you at Spelman these last few years, there will be times when you may feel like the unnamed Black woman. This is especially true when you come across people in your workpl...
"as you go into the world beyond these walls and those hallowed halls that have surrounded you at spelman these last few years, there will be times when you may feel like the unnamed black woman. this is especially true when you come across people in your workplace or your community...
Why would their relationship be any different from when a young woman is in a relationship with a man 30 to 40 years her senior? Age is just a number after all, as shown by this couple. Jane Wagner & Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin first burst into the entertainment scene during the 1960...
Use the printable Mona Lisa to make mixed-media art. Pin Bronwyn Bancroft Bundjalung woman Bronwyn Bancroft is an Australian Indigenous artist and children’s book illustrator who has published over 40 books. Bancroft’s work focuses on her home country, the animals, the beauty of its land,...