Great Women In History

Ada Lovelace, (her given name was Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace). Born in London, England, December 10, 1815 - Died November 27, 1852. This brilliant woman was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognize that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and to have published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer. Long before the first computer was invented, Lovelace had come up with the idea for a computer language.
 
Ann Meyers (b. 1955)
The first woman to be awarded a full sports scholarship to college (UCLA 1974) and to sign a contract with a major pro sports league when the NBA's Indiana Pacers signed her in 1980. She did not make the team out of tryouts, but still was the first to even get a contract and a tryout. She worked as a broadcast analyst for the team in a time when few women were doing that job. Also the first woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Manon Rheaume (b. 1972)
The first woman to play in a major men's sports league, she was a goalie for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning in two preseason games in 1992 and 1993. Although she never played in a regular season NHL game, she did appear in four games in the highest men's minor league and 21 other games in men's minor leagues. Before that, she was the first girl ever to play in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
The first well-known female musical composer, she wrote over 60 musical compositions for the medieval Catholic church. She also was a writer, philosopher, and medical practitioner.
 
Joyce Bell Burnell discovered the first pulsar in 1967 as a research student. Her supervisor got a Nobel prize and although she was listed second on the paper she was bypassed for another male astronomer just because she was a research student. She isnt unhappy about it though which says more about her than her supervisor IMO.

"There is stardust in your veins. We are literally, ultimately children of the stars."
 
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association for 319 weeks.

Not only the greatest female tennis player , but greatest player of all time
 
emileh said:
Joyce Bell Burnell discovered the first pulsar in 1967 as a research student. Her supervisor got a Nobel prize and although she was listed second on the paper she was bypassed for another male astronomer just because she was a research student. She isnt unhappy about it though which says more about her than her supervisor IMO.

"There is stardust in your veins. We are literally, ultimately children of the stars."
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Very typical of the times, and she's not the only one to be snubbed by the Nobel committee just because she was a woman. You've given me an idea. More to follow.
Keep smiling 🙂

Boudicca was a Celtic queen who led a bloody revolt against the Roman Empire in 60 CE. Boudicca and her husband, Prasutagus, ruled the Iceni tribe, located in modern-day England. While they were forced to ally themselves with Rome, when Prasutagus died, Rome usurped Boudicca’s throne, publicly flogging her and raping her daughters. Vowing vengeance, she recruited numerous tribes that normally wouldn’t ally themselves with the Iceni, but Boudicca was very charismatic. And so, Boudicca led a rebellion. Most Celtic women were trained as warriors, and Boudicca led attacks on two major Roman cities, burning both to the ground and killing up to 80,000 people. The Roman army eventually put an end to the rebellion and to avoid capture, Boudicca and her daughters drank poison. Boudicca is haled as a national hero and an embodiment of the struggle for justice.
 
AshleeLightBringer said:
Boudicca was a Celtic queen who led a bloody revolt against the Roman Empire in 60 CE. Boudicca and her husband, Prasutagus, ruled the Iceni tribe, located in modern-day England. While they were forced to ally themselves with Rome, when Prasutagus died, Rome usurped Boudicca’s throne, publicly flogging her and raping her daughters. Vowing vengeance, she recruited numerous tribes that normally wouldn’t ally themselves with the Iceni, but Boudicca was very charismatic. And so, Boudicca led a rebellion. Most Celtic women were trained as warriors, and Boudicca led attacks on two major Roman cities, burning both to the ground and killing up to 80,000 people. The Roman army eventually put an end to the rebellion and to avoid capture, Boudicca and her daughters drank poison. Boudicca is haled as a national hero and an embodiment of the struggle for justice.
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Personally being born in England & having Welsh descendants,my view of Boudicca isn't the same. I don't think she merits being remembered as great ,her history is taught at school in uk ,but we are encouraged to see both sides of events, and whilst a lot of what you said is accepted as historically correct.
It misses out the terrible things her army carried out, namely slaughtering everyone in theee towns not just soldiers, but women, and children also ,and apparently she had a gruesome way of dealing with Roman noblewomen, those of faint heart I suggest you stop reading now ! But it seems noble lady's had there breasts cut off and sewn to there mouth, to mimic them eating or sucking take your pick,then put on display.
So for me although she was obviously provoked and angry ,i cant agree or justify her treatment of non combatants.
I do however like all the other suggestions people have made, particularly the one who nominated her Mum ,I'm going to have a think and return with my choice .
 
Lise Meitner. She was involved in the discovery of the radioactive element protactinium in 1918. She went on to discover the principle of beta decay and imaged the first evidence of positron traces but she wasn't happy that the equation didn't balance. This led to Wolfgang Pauli and Enrico Fermi suggesting that a further particle was involved which Fermi named the neutrino.

In 1937 Otto Hahn found that one of the products of bombarding uranium with neutrons was barium which confused him. He struggled to understand why this should be as it exceeded any radioactive decay process known at the time. Meitner discussed the results with Jutz Frisch in 1938 and realised that the division of the uranium nucleus would fit the effect with a release of energy that matched Einsteins equation E=MC2. She had just discovered the principle of nuclear fission.

Despite this and the many awards and honours she had received, the Nobel committee awarded the prize for the discovery of nuclear fission to Otto Hahn. In her lifetime she was nominated 49 times for Nobel prizes but was never awarded one.

"Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.”

"You must not blame us scientists for the use which war technicians have put our discoveries."
 
verityisagoodgirl said:
Personally being born in England & having Welsh descendants,my view of Boudicca isn't the same. I don't think she merits being remembered as great ,her history is taught at school in uk ,but we are encouraged to see both sides of events, and whilst a lot of what you said is accepted as historically correct.
It misses out the terrible things her army carried out, namely slaughtering everyone in theee towns not just soldiers, but women, and children also ,and apparently she had a gruesome way of dealing with Roman noblewomen, those of faint heart I suggest you stop reading now ! But it seems noble lady's had there breasts cut off and sewn to there mouth, to mimic them eating or sucking take your pick,then put on display.
So for me although she was obviously provoked and angry ,i cant agree or justify her treatment of non combatants.
I do however like all the other suggestions people have made, particularly the one who nominated her Mum ,I'm going to have a think and return with my choice .
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I understand that not everyone sees her as depicted in the story I posted, which was taken from a website about great women of history. Her army did horrible things, which were not unlike that of the Romans. The atrocities committed on both sides were just how things were then. I'm not agreeing with them, don't get me wrong, but given the time and place, would anyone today - living in that period - really do anything that much different?

emileh said:
Lise Meitner. She was involved in the discovery of the radioactive element protactinium in 1918. She went on to discover the principle of beta decay and imaged the first evidence of positron traces but she wasn't happy that the equation didn't balance. This led to Wolfgang Pauli and Enrico Fermi suggesting that a further particle was involved which Fermi named the neutrino.

In 1937 Otto Hahn found that one of the products of bombarding uranium with neutrons was barium which confused him. He struggled to understand why this should be as it exceeded any radioactive decay process known at the time. Meitner discussed the results with Jutz Frisch in 1938 and realised that the division of the uranium nucleus would fit the effect with a release of energy that matched Einsteins equation E=MC2. She had just discovered the principle of nuclear fission.

Despite this and the many awards and honours she had received, the Nobel committee awarded the prize for the discovery of nuclear fission to Otto Hahn. In her lifetime she was nominated 49 times for Nobel prizes but was never awarded one.

"Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.”

"You must not blame us scientists for the use which war technicians have put our discoveries."
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Thank you. A very informative and sad piece of history.
 

Irena Sendler​

Irena Sendler was a Polish social worker who helped smuggle more than 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust of World War II.

As head of the children’s section of Żegota, the Polish underground Council for Aid to Jews, Irena (“Jolonta”) Sendler regularly used her position as a social worker to enter the Warsaw ghetto and help smuggle children out. Hiding them in orphanages, convents, schools, hospitals, and private homes, she provided each child with a new identity, carefully recording in code their original names and placements so that surviving relatives could find them after the war.

Arrested and tortured by the Gestapo (the German secret state police) in the fall of 1943, she was sentenced to death, but Żegota managed to rescue her before she could be executed. She assumed a new identity and continued her work for Żegota.

Yad Vashem recognized Ms. Sendler with the Righteous Among the Nations medal in 1965. She died in Warsaw, Poland, on May 12, 2008, following a long illness.
 
Bit of a Switzerland my nomination.


Sara Payne. She may not have changed government or worlds but she umpired the Sarah Payne charity after her daughter was kidnapped and murdered by a prolific sex offender who I will not even disgrace myself or others with its name.

Her family diminished after the turmoil of Sarah’s murder- her husband and Sarah’s father descended into a downward spiral and he eventually died of alcoholism because he could not cope with his daughters murder.

She to me is an advocate. There are many more advocates of course and sadly the reason there are many is because this **** happens.

I absolutely hate terrorists like them.
 
8Domino8 said:

Irena Sendler​

Irena Sendler was a Polish social worker who helped smuggle more than 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust of World War II.

As head of the children’s section of Żegota, the Polish underground Council for Aid to Jews, Irena (“Jolonta”) Sendler regularly used her position as a social worker to enter the Warsaw ghetto and help smuggle children out. Hiding them in orphanages, convents, schools, hospitals, and private homes, she provided each child with a new identity, carefully recording in code their original names and placements so that surviving relatives could find them after the war.

Arrested and tortured by the Gestapo (the German secret state police) in the fall of 1943, she was sentenced to death, but Żegota managed to rescue her before she could be executed. She assumed a new identity and continued her work for Żegota.

Yad Vashem recognized Ms. Sendler with the Righteous Among the Nations medal in 1965. She died in Warsaw, Poland, on May 12, 2008, following a long illness.
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Another great woman indeed. Thank you for sharing.

Luka said:
Bit of a Switzerland my nomination.


Sara Payne. She may not have changed government or worlds but she umpired the Sarah Payne charity after her daughter was kidnapped and murdered by a prolific sex offender who I will not even disgrace myself or others with its name.

Her family diminished after the turmoil of Sarah’s murder- her husband and Sarah’s father descended into a downward spiral and he eventually died of alcoholism because he could not cope with his daughters murder.

She to me is an advocate. There are many more advocates of course and sadly the reason there are many is because this **** happens.

I absolutely hate terrorists like them.
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The purpose of this thread is to inspire and lift up girls of all ages, not bring them down with such sad events. Lingering resentment over an admin and posting what may or may not be actual comments from her are inappropriate for this thread as they do not appear in this thread, so please take your anger somewhere else. Thank you.

While Sarah Payne was able to move on and form a foundation, which is wonderful, there are literally hundreds of thousands of mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers who have done the same thing. I would like us to stay more focused on Great Women of History. Thank you.
 
AshleeLightBringer said:
The purpose of this thread is to inspire and lift up girls of all ages, not bring them down with such sad events. Lingering resentment over an admin and posting what may or may not be actual comments from her are inappropriate for this thread as they do not appear in this thread, so please take your anger somewhere else. Thank you.

While Sarah Payne was able to move on and form a foundation, which is wonderful, there are literally hundreds of thousands of mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers who have done the same thing. I would like us to stay more focused on Great Women of History. Thank you.
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Nowhere did I post anything about an admin. I simply posted a female who I consider that was worthy. Get your facts right you fucking stupid ****.
 
Luka said:
Nowhere did I post anything about an admin. I simply posted a female who I consider that was worthy. Get your facts right you fucking stupid ****.
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Shhhh girls chat is something else.
 
Luka said:
Nowhere did I post anything about an admin. I simply posted a female who I consider that was worthy. Get your facts right you fucking stupid ****.
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oh my arnt you a pissy one .... lemme guess what the censored word was .... hmmmm ........ " runt " ... or sumthin like that ... tsk tsk tsk

my my .. all that and for what .... a little show of temper .... oh mio myoh wuts to become of you .... perhaps what you need to do is simply

sssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ..................
Hulu Fx GIF by The Bear
 
It is so very sad Luka can't read with his own posts, which clearly show:
“Amaisey” said:
I’m sick and tired of hearing about Maks being investigated
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Amaisey said:
when maks breaks the rules you all need to take a breath and walk away.
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Girls Chat admin in secret forums supporting cyber hackers ;-)

Those remarks didn't get there on their own. Yet, Luka prefers to use profanity and demeaning slurs to try to get his point across. So very sad indeed. This is my thread and I will report any and all profanity.

The purpose of this thread is to acknowledge great women of history. Let us all move on now and stick to the topic. Thank you.
 
Not commenting on what things Luka may or may not have said outside of the topic, his suggestion of Sara Payne was worthy. She may in future be considered to be of the most important women in campaigning for child safety in British history.

This thread is not a talent show where a judges get to decide who is considered great. Greatness comes in many forms.

I would add Mary Shelley, I could go into detail but she wrote Frankenstein, one of the most influential books ever written. One of the founders of the horror genre.
 
AshleeLightBringer said:
It is so very sad Luka can't read with his own posts, which clearly show:



Girls Chat admin in secret forums supporting cyber hackers ;-)

Those remarks didn't get there on their own. Yet, Luka prefers to use profanity and demeaning slurs to try to get his point across. So very sad indeed. This is my thread and I will report any and all profanity.

The purpose of this thread is to acknowledge great women of history. Let us all move on now and stick to the topic. Thank you.
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That’s my signature you thicko. It wasn’t contributed to the thread.

Jesus wept.

Susan B Anthony

Her stance influenced the 19th amendment allowing women to finally be able to vote.

Also thanks to her for proving Failure actually is impossible.
 
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