Michael Jackson, Vladimir Putin, and Katharine Hepburn are among the big names she interviewed throughout her career. Did we forget one of your favorite famous women named Barbara? Just add them to the list! 1 Barbra Streisand 04/23/1942 33 Barbra Streisand, an icon in the entertainment ...
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 ...
Recognizing powerful women of the decade, 2000-2009, whose role in history is likely to be remembered.
One of the most powerful First ladies was Eleanor Roosevelt, her husband Roosevelt, was president during a difficult time in America.They moved into the White House during the Great Depression of the 1930s,when many people were out of work. They stayed ...
is a lady with an unusual nickname and an even more bewildering life story. Facts about Eleanor DuMont's life, orMadame Moustacheas she came to be known later in life, are scarce, but what we know for sure is that she wasresponsible for opening up the world of Blackjack to women. ...
In 1903, the social reformer Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women’s Social and Political Union to campaign for the parliamentary vote for women in Edwardian Britain, ‘Deeds, not words’ being its motto. A charismatic leader and powerful orator, Pankhurst roused thousands of women to demand, rat...
The design encompassed the warmth and glow of the fertile soil, the green of the fields and trees, the yellow and brown of the autumn and the life giving sun and the white of the surf on a summer sea. Source: Outstanding women of Prince Edward Island Compiled by the Zonta Club of ...
As a well-known fashion photographer, Newton’s style included scenes with undertones of sado-masochism and fetishes. He also did pictorials of famous women forPlayboyduring the 1970s.Diane Arbus(1923-1971) Nationality:American Known for:Photos of New Yorkers in the 1950s and 1960s ...
Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Inside Claudette Colvin’s Little-Known Bus Protest Rosa Parks’ Life After the Montgomery Bus Boycott Adrienne Donica Deputy Editor Adrienne directs the daily news operation and content production for Biography.com. She joined the staff in October 2022 and most...
This designer of women’s fashions was raised in New Orleans. She studied art in Europe instead of finishing high school and worked in the New York fashion scene as a designer for 25 years before beginning her own house in 1976 for women’s sportswear. ...